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• principle — n. 1) to establish, formulate, lay down a principle 2) to adhere to, apply a principle 3) to betray, compromise one s principles 4) a basic; general; guiding; high; sound; strict principle 5) the principle that + clause (we adhere to the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Principle of maximum entropy — This article is about the probability theoretic principle. For the classifier in machine learning, see maximum entropy classifier. For other uses, see maximum entropy (disambiguation). Bayesian statistics Theory Bayesian probability Probability… …   Wikipedia

• Principle of contradiction — In logic, the Principle of contradiction ( principium contradictionis in Latin) is the second of the so called three classic laws of thought. The oldest statement of the law is that contradictory statements cannot both at the same time be true, e …   Wikipedia

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• Question Time (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Question Time caption = show name 2 = genre = creator = director = creative director = developer = presenter = Robin Day (1979 89) Peter Sissons (1989 93) David Dimbleby (1994 present) theme music composer =… …   Wikipedia

• Anthropic principle — In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains… …   Wikipedia

• Harm principle — The harm principle holds that the actions of individuals should only be limited to prevent harm to other individuals. John Stuart Mill first articulated this principle in On Liberty, where he argued that the only purpose for which power can be… …   Wikipedia

• Müller-Breslau principle — The Müller Breslau principle is a method to determine influence lines. The principle states that the influence lines of an action (force or moment) assumes the scaled formed of the deflection that the structure displays after removing the… …   Wikipedia

• Maximum power principle — in Energy Systems Language adapted from Odum and Odum 2000, p. 38 The maximum power principle has been proposed as the fourth principle of energetics in open system thermodynamics, where an example of an open system is a biological cell.… …   Wikipedia

• The False Principle of our Education — or Humanism and Realism is an article written by Max Stirner and published in the Rheinische Zeitung in April 1842. Stirner begins by stressing the importance of education: the school question is a life question. He then sketches a brief history… …   Wikipedia

• Precautionary principle — The precautionary principle is a moral and political principle which states that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not… …   Wikipedia