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Another word for axiom

NOUN

  1. A broad and basic rule or truth

    See also:

    order

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Another word for axiom

NOUN

  1. A maxim

    See also:

    proverb

  2. A proposition assumed to be true

    See also:

    hypothesis

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Sentence Examples

  • You cannot keep using that unproven axiom as the basis for your paper.

  • This mechanical axiom of the normality of fluid pressure is the foundation of the mathematical theory of hydrostatics.

  • Many people believe the axiom that "people cannot change", and thus have little faith in humanity.

  • But in his successors, from Fichte to Hegel, this axiom of the plain man is set aside as antiquated.

  • It became an axiom that the law of the king's court stood above all other law and was the same for all.

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