"principle of sufficient reason" meaning in All languages combined

See principle of sufficient reason on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

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  1. (philosophy) The proposition that nothing happens without a sufficient reason why it should be as it is and not otherwise. Wikipedia link: principle of sufficient reason Categories (topical): Philosophy
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