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axiom

[ ak-see-uhm ]

noun

  1. a self-evident truth that requires no proof.
  2. a universally accepted principle or rule.
  3. Logic, Mathematics. a proposition that is assumed without proof for the sake of studying the consequences that follow from it.


axiom

/ ˈæ°ì²õɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. a generally accepted proposition or principle, sanctioned by experience; maxim
  2. a universally established principle or law that is not a necessary truth

    the axioms of politics

  3. a self-evident statement
  4. logic maths a statement or formula that is stipulated to be true for the purpose of a chain of reasoning: the foundation of a formal deductive system Compare assumption
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axiom

/ ă°ì′²õŧ-É™³¾ /

  1. A principle that is accepted as true without proof. The statement “For every two points P and Q there is a unique line that contains both P and Q †is an axiom because no other information is given about points or lines, and therefore it cannot be proven.
  2. Also called postulate

axiom

  1. In mathematics , a statement that is unproved but accepted as a basis for other statements, usually because it seems so obvious.
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Notes

The term axiomatic is used generally to refer to a statement so obvious that it needs no proof.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of axiom1

First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin ²¹³æ¾±Å³¾²¹, from Greek: “something worthy,†equivalent to ²¹³æ¾±Å-, variant stem of ²¹³æ¾±´Çû²Ô “to reckon worthy†+ -ma, noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of axiom1

C15: from Latin ²¹³æ¾±Å³¾²¹ a principle, from Greek, from axioun to consider worthy, from axios worthy
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Under Lasorda’s axiom, no team wins more than two-thirds of its games.

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But lately I’ve been worried that the glut of documentary content required to fill the yawning maw of streamers is putting this axiom to the test more frequently.

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When it inevitably rains or the weather turns colder, it helps to keep in mind an old axiom: There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

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There, the Wildean axiom “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars†is viscerally felt — and it’s a sentiment that pulses through the cultural blood of the city.

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Now, Northwestern University researchers have used statistical physics to confirm the theory that underlies this famous axiom.

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