* Principal components analysis – a technique that can be used to simplify a dataset

* Principal component analysis – transformation of a sample of correlated variables into uncorrelated variables ( called principal components ), mostly used in exploratory data analysis

Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State ( England ) | Principal Secretary 1573 – 1590.

* Principal Ministers of the Crown: 1730 – 2006

* Torbert, Preston M. The Ch ' ing Imperial Household Department: A Study of Its Organization and Principal Functions, 1662 – 1796, Harvard University Asia Center, 1977.

* Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation, from the Prosperous Voyage of M. Thomas Candish esquire into the South Sea, and so around about the circumference of the whole earth, begun in the yere 1586, and finished 1588, 1598 – 1600, Volume XI.

Educational specialist degree programs include Educational Administration – Principal Preparation, School Psychology, and Special Education and Certificate programs offered include Superintendent, Principal, and Professional Development.

* Jonathan Edwards ( academic ) ( 1629 – 1712 ), theologian and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford 1686 – 1712

Garfield was an instructor in classical languages for the 1856 – 1857 academic year and was made Principal of the Institute from 1857 to 1860, successfully restoring it to viability after it had fallen on hard times.

In the final season of the show ( 2002 – 2003 ), things starts to come around for Buffy when Principal Robin Wood hires her as a school counselor for the newly-rebuilt Sunnydale High School and has repaired her relationships with Dawn and her friends.

The Cherokee organized a national government under Principal Chiefs Little Turkey ( 1788 – 1801 ), Black Fox ( 1801 – 1811 ), and Pathkiller ( 1811 – 1827 ), all former warriors of Dragging Canoe.

* Madelaine Shaw-Lefèvre ( Principal of Somerville Hall 1879 – 1889 )

* Agnes Catherine Maitland ( Principal of Somerville Hall 1889 – 1894, Principal of Somerville College 1894 – 1906 )

* Principal – agent problem

The first-known English climber in the Alps was Colonel Mark Beaufoy ( 1764 – 1827 ), who in 1787 made an ascent ( the fourth ) of Mont Blanc, a mountain to which his fellow-countrymen long exclusively devoted themselves, with a few noteworthy exceptions, such as Principal J. D.

* Senior Principal / Partner: Typically an owner or majority shareholder of the firm ; may be the founder ; titles may include president, chief executive officer, or managing principal / partner.

* Mid-level Principal / Partner: Principal or partner ; titles may include executive or senior vice president.

* Junior Principal / Partner: Recently made a partner or principal of the firm ; title may include vice president.

The Principal title is often used in dual career ladder organizations and may be equivalent to manager or director.

Principal ideal domains are thus mathematical objects which behave somewhat like the integers, with respect to divisibility: any element of a PID has a unique decomposition into prime elements ( so an analogue of the fundamental theorem of arithmetic holds ); any two elements of a PID have a greatest common divisor ( although it may not be possible to find it using the Euclidean algorithm ).

Principal environments of deposition may be split between terrestrial and marine, as illustrated by the following broad groupings:

Trade dress may be registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) in either the Principal Register or the Supplemental Register.

The actus reus is complete and no rule of ratification applies in the Criminal Law, i. e. whereas in the Law of Agency a Principal may retrospectively adopt a transaction as if they had originally authorised the Agent to conclude an agreement with the Third Party and so acquires liability under that agreement, an alleged criminal cannot retrospectively adopt an actus reus and acquire guilt.

Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have agreed, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, to entrust to a Mandatory selected by the said Powers the administration of the territory of Palestine, which formerly belonged to the Turkish Empire, within such boundaries as may be fixed by them ;

Principal may refer to:

On recommendation of that body, the Grand Prior appoints all the Grand Officers, besides himself, and may also appoint members of either Grade I or Grade II as other officers, known as the Principal Officers, such as the Secretary-General, and honorary officers, such as the Genealogist, who all hold office for a period not exceeding three years.

After gaining some years of experience in real estate sales, a salesperson may decide to become licensed as a real estate broker ( or Principal / qualifying broker ) in order to own, manage or operate their own brokerage.

The title, Chief of Staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer ( PSO ), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president.

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities ( or STRIPS ) are T-Notes, T-Bonds and TIPS whose interest and principal portions of the security have been separated, or " stripped "; these may then be sold separately ( in units of $ 100 face value ) in the secondary market.

There Justice William Joseph Brennan, Jr. noted that the " Principal function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute ; it may indeed best serve its high purpose when it induces condition of unrest, creates dissatisfaction with conditions as they are, or even stirs people to anger.

Nelson ( 1951: p. 51 – 52 ) cites Radhakrishnan's The Principal Upanishads ( 1953 ) where Radhakrishnan renders a passage of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ( verse 1. 4. 16 ) which demonstrates a theme that one becomes transpersonally identified with, or nondual to, or develops qualities associated with that to which one is engaged, worships or holds holy and though it is translated with a male pronominal it may be understood as not being gender-specific:

His face may have been seen in a flashback as Luann's elementary school principal in the 10 / 9 / 2002 and 10 / 10 / 2002 comics, but it is unknown whether this is the same Principal Hightower, or perhaps a relative or someone with the same last name.

Parents who suspect their child is eligible may verbally request a multidisciplinary evaluation from a professional employee of the District, the building Principal or contact the district's Special Education Department.

Principal axis may refer to:

Poor conduct may result in a student being placed on report, with daily feedback to parents and the Principal ; denial of privileges such as free time during break periods ; and " time out " periods.

The Cherokee refer to themselves as Tsalagi () or Aniyvwiyaʔi (), which means " Principal People.

The Cherokee refer to themselves as Tsa-la-gi ( pronounced " jaw la gee ") or A-ni-yv-wi-ya ( pronounced " ah knee yuh wee yaw ", literal translation: " Principal People ").

IO and PO refer to Interest Only and Principal Only.

" Jon Hein, who coined the term " jumping the shark " to refer to negative changes in television series, writes in Jump the Shark: TV Edition, " We finally spotted a fin at the start of the ninth season when Principal Skinner's true identity was revealed as Armin Tamzarian.

Charles Maitland married, on 18 November 1652, Elizabeth, younger daughter of Richard Lauder of Haltoun, ( nr. Ratho ), Sheriff Principal for Edinburgh, & c., the owner of Haltoun House and its lands, as well as extensive properties at Lauder, all of which passed to the Maitlands upon and after his marriage, Lauder's elder daughter having been provided with a money dowry.

Subchapter I sets forth the requirements that a mark must meet to receive a registration on the Principal Register, which bestows various rights on the trademark owner to prevent others from infringing their mark.

Contract bonds, used heavily in the construction industry, are a guarantee from a Surety to a project's owner ( Obligee ) that a general contractor ( Principal ) will adhere to the provisions of a contract.

Principal owner Frank Boulton and co-owner Bud Harrelson bought the franchise in 1992, moved the team from Hampton, Virginia, and changed their affiliation from the Seattle Mariners ' farm system to the Kansas City Royals '.

In more general terms, mutual organizations are able to minimize the Principal – agent problem by removing one stakeholder, the investor-owner, in favor of one of the other stakeholders, usually the customer, who becomes both user and joint owner of the business.

Principal Competitors: Oracle Corporation ( now Siebel's owner ); SAP America Inc .; Vantive Corporation ( subsidiary of PeopleSoft Inc., now owned by Oracle ); SalesLogix Corporation ; Clarify Corporation ( subsidiary of Amdocs ); SAS Institute Inc .; E. piphany Inc .; Broadbase Software Inc ; Salesforce. com ; Microsoft Dynamics.

Principal owner is Roland W. Betts.