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  • 81principle of equivalence — noun (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑principle,… …

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  • 82Principle (disambiguation) — The term law is often used to refer to universal principles that describe the fundamental nature of something, to universal properties and relationships between things, or to descriptions that purport to explain these principles and relationships …

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  • 83Principle of locality — In physics, the principle of locality is that distant objects cannot have direct influence on one another: an object is influenced directly only by its immediate surroundings. This was stated as follows by Albert Einstein in his article Quantum… …

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  • 84Principle-policy puzzle — In political science, a principle policy puzzle is a disconnect between support for a principle and support for a policy supporting that principle. The primary example is the apparent inconsistency between American support of the principle of… …

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  • 85Principle of faunal succession — The principle of faunal succession is based on the observation that sedimentary rock strata contain fossilised flora and fauna, and that these fossils succeed each other vertically in a specific, reliable order that can be identified over wide… …

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  • 86Principle of conferral — The principle of conferral is a fundamental principle of European Union law. According to this principle, the EU is a union of member states, and all its competences are voluntarily conferred on it by its member states. The EU has no competences… …

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  • 87Principle of distributivity — The principle of distributivity states that the algebraic distributive law is valid for classical logic, where both logical conjunction and logical disjunction are distributive over each other so that for any logical propositions A , B and C the… …

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  • 88Principle of law — A principle of law is a codified philosophical ( principle ), which represents the core of a law as found in a constitution, in precedent, or else is interpreted to arise from either or both. As most legal systems are nationalistic frameworks… …

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  • 89Principle of humanity — This is a definition in philosophy. For another use of the term, see principle of humanity (humanitarian)The principle of humanity , states that when interpreting another speaker we must assume that his or her beliefs and desires are connected to …

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  • 90Principle of abstraction — level of abstraction redirects here. For the concept in computer science, see Abstraction layer. The principle of abstraction is a grouping principle, whereby a hierarchy is adhered to with higher levels of abstraction placed near the top with… …

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