principle
guiding rule or inevitable consequence of something, such as the laws observed in nature
size-change termination principle
infinite computations always trigger infinite descent in data values that are well-founded
Vancouver Principles
principles to prevent recruitment and use of children in armed groups
good
term in religion, ethics, and philosophy
photoelectric effect
emission of electrons when light hits a material
Form follows function
design philosophy of 19–20th centuries
universal law
universal principle
Fick principle
applied to the measurement of cardiac output
principle of excluded middle
logical principle stating that for every proposition, either it or its negation is true
first principle
concept
catch and release
method of fishing
Principle of least effort
idea that agents prefer to do what's easiest
equality
principle of equal treatment of individuals in terms of rights and obligations, taking into account their efforts and the limits of their capacities
meliorism
idea in metaphysical thinking holding that progress is a real concept leading to an improvement of the world
openness
philosophy characterized by an emphasis on transparency and unrestricted access to knowledge and information
principle of legality
topics referred to by the same term
Morgan's canon
law of parsimony in comparative (animal) psychology
principle of restricted choice
states that play of a particular card decreases the probability its player holds any equivalent card
parsimony
use of the minimum set of elements required to achieve a goal
discretionary power
the power of the judiciary or of the executive to make some legal decisions according to their discretion
Bermuda Principles
theory about the release of genetic sequence data
concentration of measure
principle in probability theory that a random variable that depends on many independent variables is nearly constant
Principle of Coordination
principle in zoological nomenclature that the act of publishing a new zoological name thereby automatically and simultaneously establishes all the corresponding names in the relevant other ranks, with the same type
equal pay for equal work
concept of labor rights that individuals in the same workplace be given equal pay
distribution principle
method of distribution of goods
Holding the ball
football playing rule in Australia
disability and climate change
intersectional topic related to the effects of climate change on those with disability
territorial principle
international law term
Moore's law
observation on the growth of integrated circuit capacity
consensus decision-making
collective decision-making processes in which participants develop and decide on proposals with the aim, or requirement, of acceptance by all
identity of indiscernibles
impossibility for separate objects to have all their properties in common
variational principle
a scientific principle used within the calculus of variations, which develops general methods for finding functions which extremize the value of quantities that depend upon those functions
Five solae
Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation
citizen in uniform
guideline of the German Bundeswehr
Principle of good enough
principle of social research
inerting
introduction of inert substance in a closed system
principle of consent
principle of the Northern Ireland Peace Process
principle of priority
principle of botanical and zoological nomenclature
Software Peter principle
engineering term for a complex, failing project
single-action trigger
trigger mechanism which depends on the mainspring being pre-cocked
Law of Continuity
principle that whatever succeeds for the finite also succeeds for the infinite
Acyclic dependencies principle
software design principle
Open by default
Principle in which government makes its data accessible to the public
polarity
concept in Goethes nature studies; one of the central forces of the material world
Safe Schools Declaration
political committments about the protection of school children under war
reversibility
principle in information systems; ability to undo an outsourcing arrangement
common but differentiated responsibility
United Nations principle on climate change
principle of charity
in philosophy or rhetoric, the principle that one should interpret a speaker's statements in the most rational way possible and, in the case of any argument, considering its best, strongest possible interpretation