Word of the Day - axiom

axiom

/ˈaksɪəm/
noun
1 A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
1.1 Mathematics A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based.

Origin
Late 15th century: from French axiome or Latin axioma, from Greek axiōma ‘what is thought fitting’, from axios ‘worthy’.

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"All men are created equal." is an axiom of the US Declaration of Independence. It leaves the question of non-men unresolved. The "discussion" continues.