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- | ---- | + | ====== Principle ====== |
- | **Definition**: | + | ===== Meaning 1 ===== |
- | with respect to a certain aspect.// | + | |
- | ---- | + | ==== Alternative Terms ==== |
+ | /*i.e. alternative names meaning the same thing*/ | ||
+ | * Rule | ||
+ | * Rule of Thumb | ||
+ | * Law | ||
+ | * Design Heuristic | ||
- | A principle names and explains a certain aspect to consider while assessing a possible solution to a problem. It can be documented using [[glossary: | + | ==== Definition ==== |
+ | A **principle** is a rule which tells whether one solution is better than another one with respect to a certain aspect. | ||
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+ | ==== Description ==== | ||
+ | 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. | ||
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+ | ==== Examples ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[principles: | ||
+ | * [[principles: | ||
+ | * [[principles: | ||
+ | * [[principles: | ||
+ | * [[principles: | ||
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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 */ | ||
+ | |||
+ | * The term " |
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