principle's

Of a core tenet

Principle's is the possessive form of principle, indicating something belonging to or associated with a fundamental truth, rule, or standard of conduct.

It appears in constructions like the principle's application to real-world cases or the principle's validity has been questioned.

Not to be confused with principal's, the possessive of principal (a person in authority or a sum of money).

foundation

rule's

Belonging to a directive

root's · anchor's

ethics

morality's

Of moral standards

honor's · decency's · character's

scientific

theory's

Possessive of conjecture

variable's · model's · framework's

operational

method's

Of a technique

strategy's · mechanism's · process's · rule's · policy's · framework's · convention's

Opposites
abstraction vs. practice

principle'sapplication's

Of a software program

instance's · action's · example's · case's

rule-governed vs. arbitrary

principle'sexception's

Of the outlier

Phrases
Family

principle, principles, principled, unprincipled

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