axiomatic
See also: axiomàtic
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀξιωμᾰτικός (axiōmatikós, “employing logical propositions”), from ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “self-evident principle”) + -ικός (-ikós, “of or pertaining to, -ic”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editaxiomatic (comparative more axiomatic, superlative most axiomatic)
- Self-evident or unquestionable. [from 18th c.]
- 1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World[1], London: Chatto & Windus:
- 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.
- 1984, Justice William Brennan, Welsh v. Wisconsin, United States Supreme Court (66 U.S. 740, 748)
- It is axiomatic that the "physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed."
- (mathematics) Relating to or containing axioms. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editself-evident
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relating to axioms
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References
edit- “axiomatic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “axiomatic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French axiomatique. Equivalent to axiomă + -atic.
Adjective
editaxiomatic m or n (feminine singular axiomatică, masculine plural axiomatici, feminine and neuter plural axiomatice)
Declension
editDeclension of axiomatic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | axiomatic | axiomatică | axiomatici | axiomatice | ||
definite | axiomaticul | axiomatica | axiomaticii | axiomaticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | axiomatic | axiomatice | axiomatici | axiomatice | ||
definite | axiomaticului | axiomaticei | axiomaticilor | axiomaticelor |
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