noun#5,647 by frequency
axiom
/ˈak.sɪ.əm/
A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved; A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate
- plural
- axiomata
Meanings
- 1
A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved
- 2
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)
- 3
An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally receivedrare