Method and Principle

Method

Method noun - The means or procedure for doing something.

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Principle and method are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Method".

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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Method and principle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Method" instead a noun "Principle".

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

known	known method	known principle
old	old method	old principle
good	good method	good principle
particular	particular method	particular principle
Other adjectives: better, similar, common, original, single, simple, entire, real, extreme, main, new, above, basic, different, scientific.

Orochimaru of Naruto gets a large portion of his followers through this method and Tobi also operates with this principle.

Source: More Than Mind Control
Indeed, the scientific method is based upon the principle that we do not really 'know' what is going on and we are constantly trying to learn more.

Source: Useful Notes / Atheism
In Peanuts, Lucy used this method to "fix" an invisible Snoopy (he was doing the "Cheshire Beagle trick"), saying that it's the same principle that fixes the picture on a television.

Source: Percussive Maintenance

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