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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> the idea of which being a central one in Western thought.  For example the action of "[[change]]" is said to be based on five principles.

A '''principle''' is a comprehensive and fundamental truth, [[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> the idea of which being a central one in Western thought.  For example the action of "[[change]]" is said to be based on five principles. According to Oxford Languages, "Principles serve as a foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning" (For example, "the basic principles of Christianity").

Commonly used synonyms for principle are (originative) "source" or "beginning".

Commonly used synonyms for principle are (originative) "source" or "beginning".