principle : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions
  accounting standard.
  

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• noun (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
  law of Archimedes.
  

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• noun principles from which other truths can be derived
  fundamentals; basics; bedrock; basic principle.
  
  • first you must learn the fundamentals
  • let's get down to basics

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• noun any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification
  bitter principle.
  

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• etc. See under Bitter, Contradiction, etc.

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• noun any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification
  bitter principle.
  

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• (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.

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• noun no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers
  exclusion principle.
  

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• noun the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
  ABC; rudiment; alphabet; first rudiment; ABC's; ABCs.
  
  • he mastered only the rudiments of geometry

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• noun principles from which other truths can be derived
  fundamentals; basics; bedrock; basic principle.
  
  • first you must learn the fundamentals
  • let's get down to basics

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• noun a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures
  GAAP.
  

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• noun a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
  Gestalt law of organization.
  

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• noun the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point
  Huygens' principle of superposition.
  
  • the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light

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• adverb with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details
  in theory; in essence.
  
  • in principle, we agree

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• noun (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time
  indeterminacy principle.
  

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• noun (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
  judicial principle; judicial doctrine.
  

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• noun the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change
  Le Chatelier's principle; Le Chatelier principle; Le Chatelier's law.
  

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• noun the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change
  Le Chatelier's principle; Le Chatelier principle; Le Chatelier's law.
  

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• noun the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change
  Le Chatelier's principle; Le Chatelier principle; Le Chatelier's law.
  

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• noun (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
  judicial principle; judicial doctrine.
  

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• noun a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
  life principle.
  

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• noun (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
  localization of function; localization; localisation of function; localisation; localisation principle.
  

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• noun (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
  localization of function; localization; localisation of function; localisation; localisation principle.
  

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• noun (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
  mass action.
  

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• noun the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
  ethic; value-system; value orientation.
  
  • the Puritan ethic
  • a person with old-fashioned values
• noun the principle that conduct should be moral
  

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• noun no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers
  exclusion principle.
  

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• noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
  pleasure-pain principle; pleasure principle.
  

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• noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
  pleasure-pain principle; pleasure principle.
  

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• noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
  pleasure-pain principle; pleasure principle.
  

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• 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
  

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• noun (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid
  

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• noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
  Ockham's Razor; law of parsimony; Occam's Razor.
  

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• noun (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred
  

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• noun (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
  principle of superposition; superposition.
  
• noun the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point
  Huygens' principle of superposition.
  
  • the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light

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• (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of bodies existing ready formed in animal and vegetable tissues, and separable by chemical analysis, as albumin, sugar, collagen, fat, etc.

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• noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego; the principle that as a child grows it becomes aware of the real environment and the need to accommodate to it
  

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• noun (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
  principle of superposition; superposition.
  

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• noun (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time
  indeterminacy principle.
  

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• noun a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
  life principle.
  

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• an immaterial force, to which the functions peculiar to living beings are ascribed.

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• noun a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done
  working rule.
  

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