Principle and System

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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System and principle are semantically related in belief topic. In some cases you can use "System" instead a noun "Principle".

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.

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Principle and system are semantically related in belief topic. Sometimes you can use "Principle" instead a noun "System".

Nearby Words: systematic, systemic

human	human principle	human system
old	old principle	old system
good	good principle	good system
better	better principle	better system
Other adjectives: similar, core, original, legal, single, simple, entire, strict, main, moral, new, universal, political, basic, central, different.

Earning cache (the simulation's substitute of cash) works in the same principle, but the Weapon Upgrade system was changed.

Source: Money for Nothing
The longsword and the dagger are the two principle weapons of Fiore's system, comprising the largest sections.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
In Deception and Armageddon, many stages had more than one area working in the same principle of the aforementioned Vertical Kombat system, except without the Kombat.

Source: Free Floor Fighting

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