principle
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
- The program is designed according to the principle, "From the nearest to the most distant."
- a basic principle
- apply principles
- a fundamental principle
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Watch on YouTubeThis comes from the psychological principle of addiction.
- This comes from the psychological principle of addiction.
- It's the same physics principle at work there.
- You have argued that you think that Darwinian principles will still play.
- All great theories are simple concepts, principles, basic physical pictures.
- Now, the second principle should be flexibility.
- But at the moment the action principle is extremely general.
- It's got to be done at the top with core principles that are articulated.
- What if we extend the principle of governance by consent?
- But there must be some unifying principles on which we agree to agree.
Examples
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He always follows the principle of honesty, believing it is essential in both personal and professional relationships.
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So that's the guiding principle from which I proceed.
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There is a physical principle, a law about light.
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What is the principle that allows us to do that?
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It's the same physics principle at work there.
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One of the basic principles of physics... is that what goes up must come down.
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Those are the central principles that built this into a billion-dollar business.
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An approach along the lines of the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy can be helpful.
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In a Valliant administration, we will be focusing on two key principles: Shared responsibility and shared sacrifice.
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The scientist explained the principle of gravity to her students, emphasizing how objects are attracted to one another.
Synonyms
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1.0
An instruction or law that tells people what to do
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3.5
The basic ideas and facts that support a belief, plan, or system
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5.0
A general rule from repeated observations that explains how nature works
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5.3
A very important idea or part that something depends on
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3.8
A basic idea or rule that something depends on
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2.7
An important rule or idea that forms the base for other knowledge
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3.9
A basic rule scientists find about how the world works
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7.5
A basic statement accepted as true and used as a starting point for reasoning
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4.1
A basic rule that other ideas come from
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5.8
Basic ideas and facts that form the foundation of a subject
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9.4
A basic idea that something is built on
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4.1
A rule that explains how a machine or system works
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9.9
Basic ideas and rules of a subject
A basic idea or starting point that explains other things
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.2
You cannot know both the position and speed of tiny particles exactly at the same time
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3.9
A rule companies use to record and report the money they receive and pay
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7.9
Laws of physics are the same for people moving at a steady speed
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9.9
A rule that no two identical particles, such as electrons, can be in the same state at the same time
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A strong drive to get what you want right away without thinking about bad results
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9.9
A quantum physics rule that stops two electrons from being in the same state
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9.7
A rule that gravity and acceleration produce the same effects in a small area
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8.9
Part of the mind that makes you act to meet needs in the real world rather than wishes
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5.3
A rule that a thing in a liquid is pushed up by the weight of the liquid it moves
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6.8
A rule that says a balanced chemical system shifts to undo a change and move back toward balance
- Formal
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7.5
An idea that, among different explanations, you should choose the simplest one
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8.9
A funny idea that companies move their least able workers into manager jobs
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8.1
A law that when waves overlap their effects add up at each point
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9.9
A rule in physics that you cannot know a particle's position and how fast it moves at the same time
- Specialized
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7.7
A rule that in rock layers left in place the bottom layer is oldest
- Specialized
A chemistry rule saying a balanced reaction changes to oppose a change and reach a new balance
- Specialized
A rule saying a balanced system moves to reduce a change and reach a new balance
- Specialized
The idea that different brain parts do different jobs, like language or movement
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A theory that large areas of the brain work together for complex tasks
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How people group things they see into whole shapes, for example when close or similar pieces look like one object
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Movement at any point is the sum of the movements caused by each wave
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The amount of liquid pushed aside equals the volume of an object under the liquid
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A natural drive that makes people seek pleasure and avoid pain, often in early childhood
- Specialized
A part of the mind that wants things now, avoids bad feelings, and treats fantasy like reality
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Principle comes from the Latin word principium meaning 'beginning' or 'first thing'. Think of a scientific or logical principle as the 'first idea' or basic law that explains how something works, which is why the word means a fundamental rule.