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Principle

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Definitions for Principle

noun
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
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  1. their principles of composition characterized all their works
noun
a rule or standard especially of good behavior
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  1. a man of principle
  2. he will not violate his principles
noun
a basic truth or law or assumption
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  1. the principles of democracy
noun
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
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  1. the principle of the conservation of mass
  2. the principle of jet propulsion
  3. the right-hand rule for inductive fields
noun
rule of personal conduct
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noun
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
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  1. the rationale for capital punishment
  2. the principles of internal-combustion engines

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