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  • 21principle — / prInsifipFl/ noun 1 MORAL RULE a) (C, U) a moral rule or set of ideas which makes you behave in a particular way: She resigned on a matter of principle. | the principle of the thing spoken: You shouldn t just take the car without asking, it s… …

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  • 22Principle of original horizontality — A stratigraphic section of Ordovician rock exposed in central Tennessee, USA. The sediments composing these rocks were formed in an ocean and deposited in horizontal layers …

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  • 23Principle of maximum work — In the history of science, the principle of maximum work was a postulate concerning the relationship between chemical reactions, heat evolution, and the potential work produced there from. The principle was developed in approximate form in 1875… …

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  • 24principle — prin•ci•ple [[t]ˈprɪn sə pəl[/t]] n. 1) an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct 2) a fundamental law, axiom, or doctrine: the principles of physics[/ex] 3) principles, a personal or specific basis of conduct or management: to adhere to …

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  • 25principle — n. 1 a fundamental truth or law as the basis of reasoning or action (arguing from first principles; moral principles). 2 a a personal code of conduct (a person of high principle). b (in pl.) such rules of conduct (has no principles). 3 a general… …

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  • 26principle of equivalence — noun (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑principle,… …

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  • 27Principle of locality — In physics, the principle of locality is that distant objects cannot have direct influence on one another: an object is influenced directly only by its immediate surroundings. This was stated as follows by Albert Einstein in his article Quantum… …

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  • 28Principle-policy puzzle — In political science, a principle policy puzzle is a disconnect between support for a principle and support for a policy supporting that principle. The primary example is the apparent inconsistency between American support of the principle of… …

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  • 29principle — noun 1》 a fundamental truth or proposition serving as the foundation for belief or action.     ↘a rule or belief governing one s personal behaviour.     ↘morally correct behaviour and attitudes: a man of principle. 2》 a general scientific theorem …

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  • 30Action of Churches Together in Scotland — ReligionScotlandAction of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS) is a national ecumenical organisation of churches in Scotland, founded in 1990. It is the successor to the former Scottish Council of Churches. Formerly based in Dunblane at the… …

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