That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.
A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
Bernoulli's Principle
An original faculty or endowment.
A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
Moral rule or aspect.
To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.