axiom
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle French axiome, from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (aksiōma, “that which is thought to fit, a requisite, that which a pupil is required to know beforehand, a self-evident principle”), from ἀξίοῦν (aksioun, “to think fit or worthy, require, demand”), from ἄξιος (aksios, “worthy, fit”, literally “weighing as much as, of like value”), from ἄγω (agō, “I drive”).
Noun [edit]
axiom (plural axioms); also axiomata (though, becoming less common and sometimes considered archaic)
- (philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- 1999, Bertrand Russell, Charles R. Pigden, Russell on Ethics[1]:
- Can we then find axioms as self-evident as those of Arithmetic, on which we can build as on a sure foundation, which could be shaken only by a scepticism which should attack the whole fabric of our knowledge?
- 1999, Bertrand Russell, Charles R. Pigden, Russell on Ethics[1]:
- (mathematics, logic, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems. Examples: "Through a pair of distinct points there passes exactly one straight line", "All right angles are congruent".
- An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
- The axioms of political economy cannot be considered absolute truths.
Synonyms [edit]
- (in philosophy, mathematics): axioma (now rare)
Hypernyms [edit]
- (in logic): well-formed formula, wff, WFF
Hyponyms [edit]
- (in mathematics): axiom of choice
- (in mathematics): completeness axiom
- (in mathematics): parallel axiom
Holonyms [edit]
- (in logic): formal system
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Translations [edit]
philosophy: supposed self‐evident or necessary truth
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mathematics: fundamental assumption
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established principle in art or science
External links [edit]
- axiom in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- axiom in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Declension [edit]
Declension of axiom
