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ax·i·om
 axiom
- pronunciation:
- aek
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an obvious or generally accepted principle.
Practice makes perfect is a familiar axiom.It is an axiom of politics that the more unhappy the voters are at election time, the more likely they will be to reject the party in power.- synonyms:
- postulate
- similar words:
- assumption, given, premise, principle, rule, truth
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| definition 2: |
in mathematics, a statement, often one regarded as obvious, that is accepted without proof as a basis for proving other statements; postulate.
A fundamental axiom is that two points determine exactly one line.- synonyms:
- postulate
- similar words:
- hypothesis, premise, proposition, theorem
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| related words: |
aphorism, belief, commonplace, dictum, doctrine, fundamental, law, maxim, precept, tenet |
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