Principles
Principles noun - General or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based.
Sources and principles are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sources" instead a noun "Principles".
Sources
Principles and sources are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Principles" instead a noun "Sources".
Both words in one sentence
- Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published in 1776, is the first modern historical work, and largely codified the principles of historical research — most notably, the use of primary sources.
Source: Ur-Example -
Depending on the Writer this is all a scheme to keep the common people from learning how to maintain their own devices, while other sources have the AdMech genuinely clueless of the scientific principles behind their shiny toys.
Source: Achievements in Ignorance
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