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noun(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evidenttype of:
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- position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
- consistency (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
- completeness (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system
- posit take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
- postulate take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
- axiomatically on the basis of axioms
- axiomatic of or relating to or derived from axioms
- euclid's axiom (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry
- euclidean geometry (mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms
- murphy's law humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong