A fundamental truth or proposition on which others depend; a general statement or tenet forming the (or a) basis of a system of belief, etc.; a…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical reasoning > [noun] > deductivism or a priori reasoning > a principle or axiom (24) principlea1387 A fundamental truth or proposition on which others depend; a general statement or tenet forming the (or a) basis of a system of belief, etc.; a… maximc1450 An axiom; a self-evident proposition assumed as a premise in dialectical or mathematical reasoning. Now rare. first principle1525 first principle: a primary proposition, considered self-evident, upon which further reasoning or belief is based. Frequently in plural. ground1528 In various immaterial applications. A fundamental principle; (also in plural) the elements or rudiments of any study or branch of knowledge. Obsolete. principal1545 A primary or fundamental point of a subject, upon which the rest depend; = principle, n. principium1550 Beginning, commencement; origin, source; first principle, element; fundamental truth; = principle, n. (in various senses). Now rare. protasis1572 A proposition or maxim. Obsolete. rare. theorem1588 A proposition or statement which is not self-evident but is demonstrable by argument. In general use: a theory or component of a theory which… postulate1590 A fundamental principle, presupposition, or condition, esp. one assumed as the basis of a discipline or theory; (also) a proposition that is (or is… axiom1593 Logic and Mathematics. ‘A self-evident proposition, requiring no formal demonstration to prove its truth, but received and assented to as soon as… groundsel1604 figurative. The foundation on which something (immaterial) is built up; an underlying principle. postulatuma1620 A postulated proposition; = postulate, n.2 2. praecognitum1624 A thing already known; esp. a thing needed or assumed to be known in order to infer or ascertain something else. Frequently in plural: basic… datum1646 Something given or granted; something known or assumed as fact, and made the basis of reasoning; an assumption or premise from which inferences are… self-evident1675 Something which is self-evident, esp. a proposition which requires no proof or explanation. Also with the: that which is self-evident; the obvious. philosopheme1678 A demonstration or conclusion in philosophy; a philosophical statement, theorem, or axiom. dictum of all and none1697 = dictum de omni et nullo, n. dictum of Aristotle1827 = dictum de omni et nullo, n. prius1882 Something which takes precedence; something prior or antecedent; the necessary prior condition of something. ground rule1890 (a) Sport a rule devised for a particular ground; (b) a basic principle. posit1900 An entity presumed to exist; a statement presumed to be true or acceptable, a presupposition; a postulate. Subcategories:— pseudo-principle (1) — middle principles (1) — fact of being given (1) |
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