axiomatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌæk.si.əˈmæt.ɪk/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀξιωμᾰτικός (axiōmătikós, “employing logical propositions”), from ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “self-evident principle”) + -ικός (-ikós, “of or pertaining to, -ic”), equivalent to axiom + -atic.
Meanings
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Self-evident or unquestionable.
It is axiomatic that the "physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed."
1984, Justice William Brennan, Welsh v. Wisconsin, United States Supreme Court (66 U.S. 740, 748)The students nodded, emphatically agreeing with a statement which upwards of sixty-two thousand repetitions in the dark had made them accept, not merely as true, but as axiomatic, self-evident, utterly indisputable.
1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus:
- Relating to or containing axioms.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most axiomatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more axiomatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
axiomatic argument · nonaxiomatic · axiomatic system · axiomatics · axiomaticity · axiomatically
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Synonyms
Translations (46)
ru аксиомати́ческий (relating to axioms) · pl aksjomatyczny (relating to axioms) · cmn 公理的 (relating to axioms) · it assiomatico (self-evident) · es axiomático (relating to axioms) · cmn 不言自明的 (self-evident) · de axiomatisch (relating to axioms) · ca axiomàtic (self-evident) · pt axiomático (self-evident) · la axiōmaticus (self-evident) · ro axiomatic (relating to axioms) · cs axiomatický (relating to axioms) · es axiomático (self-evident) · ca axiomàtic (relating to axioms) · gl axiomático (self-evident) · ru не тре́бующий доказа́тельств (self-evident) · ga aicsímiteach (relating to axioms) · fr axiomatique (self-evident) · fr axiomatique (relating to axioms) · pt axiomático (relating to axioms) · hu axiomatikus (relating to axioms) · sv axiomatisk (relating to axioms) · bg очевиден (self-evident) · bg аксиоматичен (relating to axioms) · sv axiomatisk (self-evident) · ga soiléirseach (relating to axioms) · fi ilmiselvä (self-evident) · io axiomatra (self-evident) · fi aksiomaattinen (relating to axioms) · grc ἀξιωματικός (self-evident) · ru очеви́дный (self-evident) · pl aksjomatyczny (self-evident) · io axiomala (relating to axioms) · it assiomatico (relating to axioms) · nl vanzelfsprekend (self-evident) · ga aicsímeach (relating to axioms) · hu axiomatikus (self-evident) · ko 자명하다 (self-evident) · ro axiomatic (self-evident) · el αξιωματικός (self-evident) · la axiōmaticus (relating to axioms) · sv självklar (self-evident) · de axiomatisch (self-evident) · bg не нуждаещ се от доказателства (self-evident) · id aksiomatik (self-evident) · fi itsestään selvä (self-evident)