axiom

Meaning

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 received.

Synonyms

maxim

principle

self-evident truth

truism

postulate

adage

saying

dictum

dignity

doctrine

epigram

epigraph

formula

fundamentals

gnome

motto

office

🏢

ordinance

philosophy

phrase

precept

proverb

rationale

regulation

rule

sentence

standing joke

tenet

truth

expression

universal principle

aphorism

byword

capacity

catchword

commission

convention

Translations

axiome

axioma

assioma

axioma

Axiom

axioma

αξίωμα

axioma

axioma

grondstelling

Grundsatz

Grundwahrheit

aksiyom

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈak.sɪ.əm/

Etymology

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)”).