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An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.

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  1. a. An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
  2. n. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
  3. An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or like; also, the principles themselves.
  4. An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion,action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or like; also, the principlesthemselves.
  5. n:100 n. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)