Principle and Scale

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

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

Scale noun - A device for measuring weight.

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Principle and scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Scale".

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

human	human principle	human scale
old	old principle	old scale
good	good principle	good scale
similar	similar principle	similar scale
Other adjectives: abstract, single, sheer, simple, entire, real, moral, new, major, general, universal, basic, different, higher.

On a smaller scale, a lot of Tyranid guns work on this principle - their ammunition consisting of their grubs propelled at high speed with muscle spasms.

Source: Weaponized Offspring
The imbalance was even greater than the simple 10:1 GDP and industrial-production statistics indicate, however, given the principle of 'economies of scale'.

Source: World War II / War In Asia And The Pacific
If you've seen a toothed music box, a player piano, or a Fisher-Price toy record player with toy records, these work on the same principle, only on a much smaller scale.

Source: Useful Notes / Optical Disc

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