A '''principle''' is a comprehensive and fundamental [[law]], doctrine, or assumption,<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/principle "principle"] (2016 or bef.) ''The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'' (Unk. city: Merriam-Webster). </ref> and whose idea is a central one in Western thought. For example the action of "[[change]]" is said to be based on five principles.
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A '''principle''' is a comprehensive and fundamental [[law]], doctrine, or assumption,<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/principle "principle"] (June 2006 or bef.) ''The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'' (Unk. city: Merriam-Webster). </ref> and whose idea is a central one in Western thought. For example the action of "[[change]]" is said to be based on five principles.
Commonly used synonyms for principle are (originative) "source" or "beginning".
Commonly used synonyms for principle are (originative) "source" or "beginning".