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

And these experts’ predictions have one central principle: to confidently guess what will eventually befall a planet, you have to know the size of its star.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

The central principle of neoliberal safety systems is the idea that norms and regulations can be outsourced and handled at the level of worker "responsibilization."

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2023

He first draws up a skeleton of his subject, selecting with special care and making prominent the central principle that gives it unity, and from which branch forth correlative considerations.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 by Various