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principle

Nouns

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

Synonyms

rule precept rationale

Words of close approximity