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noun
- A fundamental assumption.
- We need some sort of principles to reason from.
- A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
- The of least privilege holds that a process should only receive the permissions it needs.
- (generally plural) Moral rule or aspect.
- I don't doubt your principles; you are clearly a person of .
- It's the of the thing; I won't do business with someone I can't trust.
- A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
- Bernoulli's principle
- The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_exclusion_principle Pauli Exclusion Principle prevents two fermions from occupying the same state.
- The of the internal combustion engine
- (somewhat dated) A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
- Many believe that life is the result of some vital .
- Cathartine is the bitter, purgative of senna. — Gregory.
- (obsolete) A beginning.
- Doubting sad end of unsound. — Spenser.
Translations: - Dutch: principe(nl)n
- French: principe(fr)m
- German: Prinzip
- Italian: principio(it)m
- Spanish: principio(es)m
Etymology: From Latin principium, beginning, foundation
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