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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAxiom
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aksiˈoːm
"Das ist ein grundlegendes Axiom der Mathematik."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
"It is a classical axiom that the whole is greater than the part."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'axiōma', meaning 'that which is thought fit' or 'self-evident proposition', from 'axios' meaning 'worthy'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "axiom" is said worldwide
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axiome
Transliteration: aksiom
"C'est un axiome de la géométrie."
Axiom
Transliteration: aksiˈoːm
"Das ist ein grundlegendes Axiom der Mathematik."
assioma
Transliteration: assˈjɔma
"Questo principio è considerato un assioma."
axioma
Transliteration: aksˈjoma
"Su teoría parte de un axioma indiscutible."
axioma
Transliteration: aʃiˈomɐ
"A verdade disso é um axioma."
स्वयंसिद्ध
Transliteration: swayamsiddh
"यह गणित का एक स्वयंसिद्ध सत्य है।"
公理
Transliteration: gōnglǐ
"这是几何学的一个基本公理。"
공리
Transliteration: gong-ri
"그것은 수학에서 명백한 공리이다."
公理
Transliteration: kōri
"それは数学における公理である。"
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