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axiom

UK/ˈak.sɪ.əm/ US/ˈæk.si.əm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a saying that widely accepted on its own merits

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2.

(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

Origin

From Middle French axiome in the 15th century, from Latin axiōma (“axiom; principle”), from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “that which is thought to fit, a requisite, that which a pupil is required to know beforehand, a self-evident principle”), from ἀξιόω (axióō, “to think fit or worthy, to require, to demand”), from ἄξιος (áxios, “fit, worthy”, literally “weighing as much as; of like value”), from ἄγω (ágō, “to weigh (down)”).

Phrases

  • axiom of countable choice
  • axiom of extensionality
  • axiom schema
  • axiom schema of abstraction
  • axiom schema of separation
  • axiom scheme
  • axiom system
  • closure axiom

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