Definitions for first principles
first prin·ci·ples

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1. rudiments, first principles, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCsnoun

   the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

   "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

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1. first principlesnoun

   The set of basic statements on which a method, theory, or organisation is founded.

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1. first principles

   First principles is a fundamental, basic, foundational rule or premise that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption. It is a concept in philosophy, logic, and physics from which all other knowledge or understanding stems. It involves breaking down a problem to the most foundational truths and reasoning up from there, rather than relying on analogy, comparison or past knowledge. The idea is often attributed to Aristotle and his notion of a "self-evident principle". In physics, first principles would be the laws of nature that cannot be deduced from others.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of first principles in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of first principles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of first principles in a Sentence

1. Cardinal John Newman:

   Half the controversies in the world are verbal ones; and could they be brought to a plain issue they would be brought to a prompt termination. Parties engaged in them would then perceive either that in substance they agreed together, or that their difference was one of first principles. We need not dispute, we need not prove, we need but define. At all events, let us, if we can, do this first of all and then see who are left for us to dispute; what is left for us to prove.

2. Confucius:

   Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

3. David Mamet:

   The proclamation and repetition of first principles is a constant feature of life in our democracy. Active adherence to these principles, however, has always been considered un-American. We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles of liberty, and, further, to indict those who do not freely join with us in happily arrogating those principles.

4. John Richardson:

   They've been, I guess, fairly increasingly consistent in their response to these but if I just got back to first principles...I just want to make sure that the U.S. Navy's approach has been consistent. We haven't done anything increasingly provocative or anything else.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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