principle

Words with a similar base: principle

'principle'

[principle.n.01] as in: a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

Examples:
their principles of composition characterized all their works

'principle'

[principle.n.02] as in: a rule or standard especially of good behavior

Examples:
a man of principle
he will not violate his principles

'principle'

[principle.n.03] as in: a basic truth or law or assumption

Examples:
the principles of democracy

'principle'

[principle.n.04] as in: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

Examples:
the principle of the conservation of mass
the principle of jet propulsion
the right-hand rule for inductive fields

'principle'

[principle.n.05] as in: rule of personal conduct

'principle'

[rationale.n.01] as in: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

Examples:
the rationale for capital punishment
the principles of internal-combustion engines

Origins

					principle (English)
└── principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── principium (Latin)

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