principle

guiding rule or inevitable consequence of something, such as the laws observed in nature
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principle

Summary

principle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • principle is a type of structure[2].
  • principle is a type of rule[3].
  • principle is part of morality[4].
  • principle is part of ethics[5].
  • principle's Commons category is recorded as Principles[6].
  • principle's said to be the same as is recorded as credo[7].
  • principle comprises universal law[8].
  • principle comprises pattern in nature[9].
  • principle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Principles[10].
  • principle's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • principle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • principle's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • principle's partially coincident with is recorded as natural law[14].
  • principle's different from is recorded as rule[15].
  • principle's hashtag is recorded as principle[16].
  • principle's studied by is recorded as philosophy[17].
  • principle's characteristic of is recorded as nature[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include structure[2] and rule[3].

Use and Application

Components include universal law[8] and pattern in nature[9]. Part of include morality[4], an ethical concept[19] and ethics[5], a branch of philosophy[20].

Why It Matters

principle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).[1] principle has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] principle is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characteristic of nature
    Subclass of
    Topic's main category Category:Principles
    Described by source Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9391, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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