first principles vs basic principle

first principles and basic principle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first principles	Yes	No	No	No
basic principle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, basic principle is a hypernym of first principles; that is, basic principle is a word with a broader meaning than first principles:

first principles: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
basic principle: principles from which other truths can be derived

Other hypernyms of first principles include basics, bedrock, fundamental principle, fundamentals.

first principles (noun)	basic principle (noun)
the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)	principles from which other truths can be derived

first principles vs basic principle

first principles and basic principle both are nouns.

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