axiom
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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”).
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axiom (plural axioms or axiomata)
- (philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proven or dis‐proven.
- 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) A fundamental theorem that serves as a basis for deduction of other theorems. Example: "A point has no mass; a line has no width. A plane is a flat surface with no mass and contains an infinity of points and lines".
- An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
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- The axioms of political economy cannot be considered absolute truths.
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An alternative plural form axiomata is very rarely used in English.
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philosophy: supposed self‐evident or necessary truth
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mathematics: fundamental theorem
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established principle in art or science
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- 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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axiom m.
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- axiom výběru m.
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axiom n.
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Declension of axiom
