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1.nounA fundamental assumption or guiding belief."We need some sort of principles to reason from."
2.nounA rule used to choose among solutions to a problem."The principle of least privilege holds that a process should only receive the permissions it needs."
3.noun(sometimes pluralized) Moral rule or aspect."I don't doubt your principles."
4.nounA rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied."Bernoulli's Principle"
5.nounA fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality."Many believe that life is the result of some vital principle."
6.nounA beginning.
7.nounA source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.
8.nounAn original faculty or endowment.
9.verbTo equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.