Effect
Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Principle
Principle noun - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
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- Later the same principle is applied to innovation and skilled labor in general, to greatly destructive effect.
Source: The World Is Not Ready -
Applied Phlebotinum: "The Ledbetter effect", which is explained via technobabble as the unifying principle of matter and energy, grants nearly godlike powers to the protagonists.
Source: Literature / Sixth Column -
It remains to be seen whether the effect has commercial applications, but if a sufficiently powerful device is developed using the principle, implications could be staggering.
Source: Reactionless Drive
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