principle

Letters that make principle

e, l, n, p, c, r, i are letters that make 'principle'

Words within principle

IP, PR, INC, Ci, RI, ci, in, IN, NC, LE, In, Pr are words within 'principle'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of principle

principled is a word created by adding a letter to 'principle'


6 possible definitions for 'principle'

Principle as "a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system"

Under this definition, principle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rule has the same meaning as principle

principle as a type

'principle' can be a type of law of nature, law.

Types of principle

Gresham's Law, principle of equivalence, superposition, localization, localisation, mass-action principle, Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization, Le Chatelier's principle, Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier principle, Le Chatelier-Braun principle, mass-energy equivalence, Naegele's rule, Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, principle of parsimony, law of parsimony, principle of liquid displacement, principle of superposition, principle of superposition, Huygens' principle of superposition, superposition principle, mass action, localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle are types of 'principle'.

Example of principle used within this context

"the principle of the conservation of mass", "the principle of jet propulsion", "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"


Principle as "a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct"

Under this definition, principle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rule has the same meaning as principle

principle as a type

'principle' can be a type of generality, generalization, generalisation.

Types of principle

pillar, yang, yin, feng shui are types of 'principle'.

Example of principle used within this context

"their principles of composition characterized all their works"


Principle as "a rule or standard especially of good behavior"

Under this definition, principle is a noun and has the following properties:

principle as a type

'principle' can be a type of value.

Types of principle

moral principle, chivalry, accounting principle, accounting standard, knightliness, ethic, value-system, value orientation, Hellenism, legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine, scruple are types of 'principle'.

Example of principle used within this context

"a man of principle", "he will not violate his principles"


Principle as "rule of personal conduct"

Under this definition, principle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

precept has the same meaning as principle

principle as a type

'principle' can be a type of rule, prescript.

Types of principle

moral principle, higher law, hypothetical imperative, caveat emptor are types of 'principle'.

principle as a part

'principle' can be a part of ethic, ethical code.


Principle as "a basic truth or law or assumption"

Under this definition, principle is a noun and has the following properties:

principle as a type

'principle' can be a type of natural law, law.

Types of principle

fundamentals, pleasure-pain principle, logic, conservation, dictate, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock, pleasure principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle, reality principle, insurrectionism, Tao are types of 'principle'.

Example of principle used within this context

"the principles of democracy"


Principle as "(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)"

Under this definition, principle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rationale has the same meaning as principle

principle as a type

'principle' can be a type of explanation.

Types of principle

dialectics is a type of principle.

principle as a category

'principle' can be a category of law, jurisprudence.

Derivatives of principle

ratiocinate is a derivative of principle.

Example of principle used within this context

"the rationale for capital punishment", "the principles of internal-combustion engines"



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