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

The central principle of the archive is to “help people understand how the Stasi interfered in their lives,” said Dagmar Hovestädt, the head of communication and research for the Stasi Records Archive.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 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

But in "Moods" the marriage question is not stated strongly; it does not reach down to this central principle.

From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May