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====== Principle ====== | ====== Principle ====== | ||
- | ===== Meaning 1 ===== | + | ---- |
- | ==== Alternative Terms ==== | + | **Definition**: |
- | /*i.e. alternative names meaning the same thing*/ | + | |
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- | ==== Definition ==== | + | ---- |
- | A **principle** is a rule which tells whether one solution is better than another one with respect to a certain aspect. | + | |
- | ==== Description ==== | + | A principle names and explains a certain aspect to consider while assessing a possible solution to a problem. It can be documented using [[glossary: |
- | A principle names and explains a certain aspect to consider while assessing a possible solution to a problem. It can be documented using [[principle descriptions]] and help talking about solutions. | + | |
Principles are a general and universal way to communicate experience. They describe a certain aspect leaving out all the other aspects. So a principle is not a rule that is valid in every case. It's a certain tendency, a rule of thumb or a heuristic that only in combination with other principles gives a complete picture. | Principles are a general and universal way to communicate experience. They describe a certain aspect leaving out all the other aspects. So a principle is not a rule that is valid in every case. It's a certain tendency, a rule of thumb or a heuristic that only in combination with other principles gives a complete picture. | ||
- | ==== Examples ==== | ||
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- | ==== Alternative Definitions ==== | ||
- | /*i.e. slightly different definitions for basically the same thing*/ | ||
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- | ==== See Also ==== | ||
- | * [[Principle Description]] | ||
- | * [[Principle Catalog]] | ||
- | * [[Principle Language]] | ||
- | * [[Principle Collection]] | ||
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- | ==== Further Reading ==== | ||
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- | ===== Other Meanings ===== | ||
- | /*i.e. the same term referring to something different; put short mentions here or better add more detailed descriptions as additional sections */ | ||
- | | + | ====== See Also ====== |
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+ | * [[glossary: | ||
+ | * [[glossary: |
glossary/principle.txt · Last modified: 2021-10-20 20:26 by christian