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  • 121principle of operation — veikimo principas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. principle of action; principle of operation vok. Wirkungsprinzip, n rus. принцип действия, m pranc. principe de fonctionnement, m …

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  • 122principle of parsimony — noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred • Syn: ↑Occam s Razor, ↑Ockham s Razor, ↑law of parsimony • Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑rule …

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  • 123principle of duality — a principle in projective geometry: from a geometric theorem another theorem may be derived by substituting in the original theorem the word point for the word line in the case of a point or line in the plane or the word point for the word plane… …

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  • 124Principle of contradiction — Contradiction Con tra*dic tion, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.… …

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  • 125Principle of virtual velocities — Virtual Vir tu*al (?; 135), a. [Cf. F. virtuel. See {Virtue}.] 1. Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing. [1913 Webster] Heat and cold have a virtual… …

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  • 126Principle of linguistic relativity — The principle of linguistic relativity is Benjamin Whorf s theory of the way in which an individual s thoughts are influenced by the language(s) they have available to express them.Many versions of this theory have been proposed and debated, some …

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  • 127Principle of good enough — The principle of good enough (sometimes abbreviated to POGE) is a rule for software and systems design. It favours quick and simple (but potentially extensible) designs over elaborate systems designed by committees. Once the quick and simple… …

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  • 128Principle of Evil Marksmanship — The Principle of Evil Marksmanship (also known as the Stormtrooper Effect) states that enemy marksmen in action films are often very bad shots and almost never harm the main characters. The term was coined by film critic Roger Ebert in the 1980s …

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