In+principle
11principle — late 14c., fundamental truth or proposition, from Anglo Fr. principle, O.Fr. principe, from L. principium (plural principia) a beginning, first part, from princeps (see PRINCE (Cf. prince)). Meaning origin, source is attested from early 15c.… …
12principle of least time — noun A statement that the path of a ray, eg of light, from one point to another will be that taking the least time (also ↑Fermat s principle of least time) • • • Main Entry: ↑principle …
13principle of the excluded middle — noun (logic) The principle that a thing must be either one thing or its contradictory • • • Main Entry: ↑principle …
14Principle of identity — can also refer to the Law of identity The Principle of identity was a conception of knowledge which denied empiricism postulated in the philosophy of African Spir …
15principle (or law) of parsimony — the scientific principle that things are usually connected in the simplest or most economical way. → parsimony …
16principle — [n1] law, standard assumption, axiom, basis, canon, convention, criterion, dictum, doctrine, dogma, ethic, form, formula, foundation, fundamental, golden rule*, ground, maxim, origin, postulate, precept, prescript, principium, proposition,… …
17Principle — Prin ci*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Principled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Principling}.] To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet, or rule of conduct, good or ill. [1913 Webster] Governors should be… …
18principle of law — index stare decisis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19principle part — index component Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20principle of Archimedes — ● Archimedean …