axiom

Words with a similar base: axiom

'axiom'

[maxim.n.01] as in: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

'axiom'

[axiom.n.02] as in: (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

Origins

					axiom (English)
└── axiome (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    └── ἀξίωμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ἀξίοῦν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── ἄξιος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── ἄγω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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