central principle

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A key foundation for understanding why time seems to move in one direction is Boltzmann's H theorem, a central principle in statistical mechanics tied to the second law of thermodynamics.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

This central principle asks that we think more carefully about where we spend our money.

From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2023

“Equity is the central principle around every decision Louisville Metro Government makes,” said Jessica Wethington, the office’s deputy director of communications.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2021

Although his conviction was subsequently overturned, a national survey of high school biology teachers conducted in 1939–1940 revealed that only about half were teaching evolution as a central principle of biology.

From Scientific American • Sep. 12, 2020

I will examine these two points of injustice in succession, but first I wish the reader to clearly understand the central principle lying between the two, of right or just payment.

From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by Ruskin, John