| 单词 | axiom |
| 释义 | Word Frequency axiom(ˈæksɪəm) noun 1. a generally accepted proposition or principle, sanctioned by experience; maxim 2. a universally established principle or law that is not a necessary truth the axioms of politics 3. a self-evident statement 4. logic, mathematics a statement or formula that is stipulated to be true for the purpose of a chain of reasoning: the foundation of a formal deductive system Compare assumption (sense 4) Word origin C15: from Latin axiōma a principle, from Greek, from axioun to consider worthy, from axios worthy |
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