axiom
Syllables: ax·i·omUK/ˈak.sɪ.əm//ˈæk.si.əm/
axiom noun: a seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
Noun
axiom (plural axioms or axiomata)
- A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- Near-synonyms: given, facticity
- Neither can I reconcile this opinion of yours, with your argument brought from reaſon; if the axiom there laid down by you be true, it follows that, when matter began to exiſt in the divine mind, either matter became of the nature of the divine mind, i.e. active and intelligent, or elſe the divine...1748 January, R. M., “To the Gent. who Signs Verax, V[olume] 17 p[age] 573. In Answer to His Defence of Mr Lyttelton's Expression, that Matter is not Inherent in the Deity.”, in “Sylvanus Urban”...
- A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
- Holonym: formal system
- Near-synonyms: given, facticity
- An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
- The axioms of political economy cannot be considered absolute truths.
- But these innovating Medicaſters have introduced a Practice not only very precarious, but in many Reſpects extremely dangerous, and quite devoid of any one of the Qualities which conſtitute a good Remedy, viz. to cure the Patient, as the Axiom has it, cito, tuto, & jucunde, i.e. ſpeedily, ſafely...1751, Giovanni Bianchi, A Dissertation against Blisters, Delivered in a Speech, before the Lyncean Academy at Rimino, in June 1746, London: Printed by M. Cooper, at the Globe in Paternoster-Row, M....
axiom meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
axiom in Hindi
- philosophy: supposed self‐evident or necessary truth
- अभिगृहीत abhigŕhīt, स्वयंसिद्ध svayansiddh
axiom in Tamil
- அடிக்கோள், அடிகோள், ஒப்புக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட உண்மை, வெளிப்படை உண்மை, வெளிப்படையுண்மை, செம்பொருள்
axiom in Urdu
- فرضیہ
axiom in Bengali
- স্বতঃসিদ্ধ সত্য
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- axiom in Malayalam
- പൊതുവെ അംഗീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ട വസ്തുത, മൗലികതത്വം, പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്രമാണം, സ്വയപ്രമാണം
- axiom in Kannada
- ಸಿದ್ಧಸೂತ್ರ
- axiom in Tagalog
- batlain
- axiom in Arabic
- بَدِيهِيَّة badīhiyya
- axiom in Malay
- aksiom
- axiom in Indonesian
- aksioma
- axiom in Thai
- สัจพจน์ sàt-jà-pót, ฐานบท tǎa-ná-bòt
- axiom in Vietnamese
- chân lý, sự thật, chân lí, tiên đề
Examples of axiom in a sentence
- This universal axiom, applied not only to the infinite efficient, but to the material cause, Plato, in his Timæus, lays down as the ground of his reasoning concerning the origin of the world.1837, William Enfield, “Chapter VIII. Of the Academic Sect. Section I. Of Plato and His Philosophy.”, in The History of Philosophy, from...
- Any publicity, runs the axiom, is good publicity.1963 February, “Nobody runs this railway, mate”, in Modern Railways, page 73:
- "As above, so below" is an axiom from Hermetic mysticism, and in this Hermetic vision of physiology the tongue is connected through the spinal column to the penis.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London...
- […] Geometry, an excellent Logic, as you obſerve, where the definitions are clear, where the Poſtulata cannot be refuſed, nor the Axioms denied; […]1734 April 10, “Philalethes Cantabrigiensis” [pseudonym; James Jurin], Geometry No Friend to Infidelity: Or, A Defence of Sir Isaac Newton...
Synonyms of axiom
Forms of axiom
| plural | axioms |
|---|---|
| plural | axiomata |
Origin of axiom
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)”).
Words formed from axiom
- axiom of choice
- axiom of infinity
- axiom of pairing
- axiom of power set
- axiom of regularity
- axiom of union
- completeness axiom
- Eilenberg-Steenrod axiom
- Playfair's axiom
- axiomatic
- axiomatical
- axiomatically
- axiomatisation
- axiomatization
- axiomatise
- axiomatize
- axiomic
- axiomless
- axiomlike
- axiom of countable choice
- axiom of extensionality
- axiom schema
- axiom schema of abstraction
- axiom schema of separation
- axiom scheme
- axiom system
- closure axiom
- field axiom
- Luce's choice axiom
- non-aggression axiom
- nonaggression axiom
- Pasch's axiom
- Peano axiom
- union axiom
- Wightman axiom
Phrases with axiom
Questions about axiom
- What does axiom mean?
- Axiom means a seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- What is axiom in Hindi?
- Axiom in Hindi is अभिगृहीत (abhigŕhīt), स्वयंसिद्ध (svayansiddh). See Axiom meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use axiom in a sentence?
- This universal axiom, applied not only to the infinite efficient, but to the material cause, Plato, in his Timæus, lays down as the ground of his reasoning concerning the origin of the world.
- What part of speech is axiom?
- Axiom is a noun.
- How do you pronounce axiom?
- Axiom is pronounced /ˈak.sɪ.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of axiom?
- The plural of axiom is axioms.
Words near axiom in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: axiom (page history and authors); axiom (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); axiom (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); axiom (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); axiom (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); axiom (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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