(n)rule, regulationa principle or condition that customarily governs behavior“it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast”, “short haircuts were the regulation”
(n)convention, normal, pattern, rule, formulasomething regarded as a normative example“the convention of not naming the main character”, “violence is the rule not the exception”, “his formula for impressing visitors”
(n)principle, rulea basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct“their principles of composition characterized all their works”
(n)principle, rulea rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system“the principle of the conservation of mass”, “the principle of jet propulsion”, “the right-hand rule for inductive fields”
(n)rule, formula(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems“he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs”, “he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials”
(n)rule, rulermeasuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
(v)predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevailbe larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance“Money reigns supreme here”, “Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood”