What is the correct definition of a princible? a)A statement of a relationship between two or more abstractions. b)A simplified, symbolic representation of a theory or conceptual scheme. c)An abstract generalization that presents a systematic explanation about the relationships among phenomena. d)An abstract idea which represents a class or group of things or actions having certain characteristics in common.

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Do you mean principle?
I think of the principles of democracy: universal suffrage, free and open elections, with no outside pressures.

The principle of conservation of mass. The principle of genetic assortment.
I like c best, but d is a close second, to me. I wonder what your teacher is trying to teach you here. We learn concepts and definitions by using them, not playing lawyerese with defintions, or as I had to, write the definition (usually short and incomplete) 25 times.

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