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axiom
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axiom
(noun)
axiom
/
ˈ
æksijəm/
noun
plural
axioms
axiom
/
ˈ
æksijəm/
noun
plural
axioms
Britannica Dictionary definition of AXIOM
[
count
]
formal
:
a rule or principle that many people accept as true
one of the key
axioms
of the theory of evolution
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