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| ax·i·om [ áksee əm ] (plural ax·i·oms) |
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1. generally accepted truth: a statement or idea that people accept as self-evidently true
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2. mathematics logic basic proposition assumed to be true: a basic proposition of a system that, although unproven, is used to prove the other propositions in the system
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| [15th century. Directly or via French < Latin axioma< Greek axiōma "something worthy" < axios "weighty, worthy"] |
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