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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.
Origin:
1475–85; < Latin axiōma < Greek: something worthy, equivalent to axiō-, variant stem of axioûn to reckon worthy + -ma resultative noun suffix
1475–85; < Latin axiōma < Greek: something worthy, equivalent to axiō-, variant stem of axioûn to reckon worthy + -ma resultative noun suffix
Can be confused: 1. adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, maxim, proverb; 2. assumption, axiom, premise, presumption.
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Axiom
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| axiom (ˈæksɪəm) | |
| —n | |
| 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 Compare assumption 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 |
| [C15: from Latin axiōma a principle, from Greek, from axioun to consider worthy, from axios worthy] | |
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Word Origin & History
axiom
late 15c., from M.Fr. axiome, from L. axioma, from Gk. axioma "authority," lit. "that which is thought worthy or fit," from axioun "to think worthy," from axios "worthy, worth, of like value, weighing as much," from PIE adj. *ag-ty-o- "weighty," from base *ag- "to drive, draw, move" (cf. Gk. agein "weigh,
EXPANDpull").
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axiom  (āk'sē-əm) Pronunciation Key
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. Also called postulate. |
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axiom [(ak-see-uhm)]In mathematics, a statement that is unproved but accepted as a basis for other statements, usually because it seems so obvious.
Note: The term axiomatic is used generally to refer to a statement so obvious that it needs no proof.
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AXIOM definition
languageA commercially available subset of the Scratchpad, symbolic mathematics system from IBM.
["Axiom - The Scientific Computing System", R. Jenks et al, Springer 1992].
[Relationship with AXIOM*?]
(1995-02-21)
axiom definition
logicA well-formed formula which is taken to be true without proof in the construction of a theory.
Compare: lemma.
(1995-03-31)
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