princip
1. načelo, princip
rule of personal conduct [pravilo osebnega vedenja]
2. načelo, princip
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct [osnovna splošna predpostavka, ki velja za resnično in se lahko uporablja kot osnova za sklepanje ali ravnanje]
3. načelo, princip
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system [pravilo ali zakon o naravnem pojavu ali delovanju kompleksnega sistema.]
4. načelo, princip
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) [(pravo) pojasnilo temeljnih razlogov (zlasti pojasnilo delovanja neke naprave v smislu naravnih zakonov)]