Principle and Technique

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

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

Technique noun - The means or procedure for doing something.

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Principle and technique are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Technique".

old	old principle	old technique
good	good principle	good technique
rare	rare principle	rare technique
particular	particular principle	particular technique
Other adjectives: similar, common, original, single, simple, real, main, new, general, basic, different.

The principle is old though, Magna Doodles used a similar technique.

Source: Useful Notes / Display Technology
When Seiya fights him, Marin -Seiya's master- blatantly tells him Aldebaran's technique uses the same principle than a Iaijutsu Practitioner.

Source: Iaijutsu Practitioner
Street Fighter: Chun-Li's Kikoken (as well as the Kikosho) is the technique that more closely uses this principle.

Source: Power Palms

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