first principles

noun

Definitions

  1. plural of first principle

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

    • The rules and regulations don't answer the question. First principles are required.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for first principles. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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