axiomatic Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite evident without proof or argument
self-evident; taken for granted.
- an axiomatic truth
- we hold these truths to be self-evident
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adjective containing aphorisms or maxims
aphoristic.
- axiomatic wisdom
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adjective of or relating to or derived from axioms
postulational; axiomatical.
- axiomatic physics
- the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens
WordNet
Ax`i*o*mat"ic, Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al adjective
(Also<
- Axiomatic
- Axiomatical
)
Etymology
Gr. .Definitions
Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; self-evident; characterized by axioms. "Axiomatical truth." Johnson.The stores of axiomatic wisdom. I. Taylor.