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axiomatization

UK/ˌaksɪəmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/

axiomatization noun: the reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.

Noun

axiomatization (countable and uncountable, plural axiomatizations)

  1. The reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.
    • The axiomatization of set theory formed the foundations, mathematically, of everything else.2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin, published 2013, page 49
  2. The result of establishing a concept within a system of axioms; axiomatic system.

Forms of axiomatization

pluralaxiomatizations

Origin of axiomatization

From axiomatize + -ation.

Questions about axiomatization

What does axiomatization mean?
Axiomatization means the reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.
What part of speech is axiomatization?
Axiomatization is a noun.
How do you pronounce axiomatization?
Axiomatization is pronounced /ˌaksɪəmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of axiomatization?
The plural of axiomatization is axiomatizations.

Words near axiomatization in the dictionary

  1. axiomatist
  2. axiomatists
  3. axiomatizabilities
  4. axiomatizability
  5. axiomatizable
  6. axiomatization
  7. axiomatizations
  8. axiomatize
  9. axiomatized
  10. axiomatizes
  11. axiomatizing

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