( a. )
An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
( a. )
An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012