English noun: axiom | |||
1. | axiom (communication) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | ||
Synonyms | maxim | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, gnome, moralism | ||
2. | axiom (communication) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident | ||
Broader (hypernym) | proposition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Euclid's axiom, Euclid's postulate, Euclidean axiom | ||
Domain category | logic | ||