🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Funktionsprinzip

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fʊŋk.t͡si̯oːns.pʁɪn.t͡siːp

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Principle of Function/ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl əv ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Funktionsprinzip ist entscheidend für das Verständnis von Systemen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior.

    "The principle of function is essential in understanding how systems operate."
  2. 2

    A basic rule or law that governs the operation of a system.

    "In biology, the principle of function explains how organs work together to sustain life."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'principle' originates from the Latin 'principium', meaning 'beginning' or 'foundation', while 'function' comes from the Latin 'functio', meaning 'performance' or 'execution'. Over time, these terms evolved in English to denote fundamental truths or propositions that serve as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior.

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🇫🇷French → English

Principe de Fonction

Transliteration: prɛ̃.si.p də fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃

"Le principe de fonction est essentiel pour comprendre comment les systèmes fonctionnent."

🇩🇪German → English

Funktionsprinzip

Transliteration: fʊŋk.t͡si̯oːns.pʁɪn.t͡siːp

"Das Funktionsprinzip ist entscheidend für das Verständnis von Systemen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Principio di Funzione

Transliteration: prinˈtʃipjo di funˈtsjone

"Il principio di funzione è fondamentale per comprendere come funzionano i sistemi."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Principio de Función

Transliteration: prinˈsipio de funˈθjon

"El principio de función es esencial para entender cómo operan los sistemas."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Princípio de Função

Transliteration: pɾĩˈsipju dʒi fũˈsɐ̃w

"O princípio de função é fundamental para entender como os sistemas operam."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

कार्य का सिद्धांत

Transliteration: kāry kā siddhānt

"कार्य का सिद्धांत समझने के लिए आवश्यक है कि सिस्टम कैसे काम करते हैं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

功能原则

Transliteration: gōngnéng yuánzé

"功能原则对于理解系统如何运作至关重要。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

기능 원리

Transliteration: ginŭng wonri

"기능 원리는 시스템이 어떻게 작동하는지를 이해하는 데 필수적입니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

機能の原則

Transliteration: kinō no gensetsu

"機能の原則は、システムがどのように機能するかを理解するために不可欠です。"

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