原則

(1)a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"

(2)慣習的に行動を支配する原則あるいは条件

(3)a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"

(4)基本的な真理、原則、または仮定

(5)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"

(6)自然現象または複雑なシステムの機能に関する決まりまたは法則

(7)(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

(8)根本的な理由の説明（特に、自然の法則に照らしたある装置の動作の説明）

(9)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"

(10)真実であると受け入れられ、理論や行動の基本とすることができる、基礎的な概念

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