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ax⋅i⋅om
[ak-see-uh
m]
–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; < L axiōma < Gk: something worthy, equiv. to axiō-, var. s. of axioûn to reckon worthy + -ma resultative n. suffix
1475–85; < L axiōma < Gk: something worthy, equiv. to axiō-, var. s. of axioûn to reckon worthy + -ma resultative n. suffix

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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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