{n} a fundamental truth, original cause, motive, ground of action, opinion, tenet, rule
A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied
Any original inherent constituent which characterizes a substance, or gives it its essential properties, and which can usually be separated by analysis; applied especially to drugs, plant extracts, etc
If something is possible in principle, there is no known reason why it should not happen, even though it has not happened before. Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon
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"
a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy" 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" 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" a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles" rule of personal conduct
The reduction of a mortgage balance owed, upon which the interest payment is computed
If you refuse to do something on principle, you refuse to do it because of a particular belief that you have. He would vote against it on principle. Archimedes' principle Bernoulli's principle continuity principle Copernican principle equivalence principle Mach's principle Pascal's principle Pauli exclusion principle verifiability principle uncertainty principle indeterminacy principle Heisenberg uncertainty principle
An entity that hires and pays an agent to perform a service; the seller in a real estate transaction is the principal Also, the outstanding amount on a loan is the principal