Definition
A statement or principle that is generally accepted as true and serves as a starting point for further reasoning or argument.
Etymology
From Latin 'axioma', from Greek 'axiōma' meaning 'that which is thought worthy or fit', from 'axios' (worthy). Originally used by ancient Greek mathematicians like Euclid for self-evident truths that needed no proof, forming the foundation of geometric reasoning.
Kelly Says
Axioms represent humanity's attempt to find absolute starting points for knowledge—statements so obviously true they need no justification. Yet modern mathematics has shown that different sets of axioms can create entirely different mathematical universes, revealing that even our most 'obvious' truths might be choices rather than discoveries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አክሲዮማ
ahk-SEE-oh-mah
BNবাংলা
স্বয়ংসিদ্ধ
shoyongshiddho
CACatalà
axioma
ahk-SEE-oh-mah
CSČeština
axiom
AK-see-om
DEDeutsch
Axiom
AK-see-om
ELΕλληνικά
αξίωμα
ak-SEE-oh-mah
ESEspañol
axioma
ah-SEE-oh-mah
FISuomi
aksiooma
AK-see-oh-mah
GUGU
સ્વયંસિદ્ધ
svayansiddh
HAHA
akisiyoma
ah-KEE-see-yoh-mah
HEעברית
אקסיומה
ak-SEE-oh-mah
HIहिन्दी
स्वयंसिद्ध
svayansiddh
HUMagyar
axióma
AK-see-oh-mah
IDBahasa Indonesia
aksioma
ahk-SEE-oh-mah
ITItaliano
assioma
ah-SEE-oh-mah
KKKK
аксиома
ak-SEE-oh-mah
KMKM
អាក់ស៊ីយោម
ahk-SEE-yom
MRMR
स्वयंसिद्ध
svayansiddh
MSBahasa Melayu
aksiom
ahk-SEE-om
MYမြန်မာ
အက္ခီယံ
ahk-kyayn
NLNederlands
axioma
ahk-SEE-oh-mah
PLPolski
aksjomat
ak-SYOH-mat
PTPortuguês
axioma
ah-SHEE-oh-mah
RORomână
axiomă
ahk-SEE-oh-mah
RUРусский
аксиома
ak-SEE-oh-mah
SVSvenska
axiom
AK-see-om
SWKiswahili
dhana
DAH-nah
TAதமிழ்
அடிப்படைக் கொள்கை
adippadai kolkai
TEతెలుగు
స్వయంసిద్ధం
svayamsiddham
TLTL
aksiyoma
ahk-SEE-oh-mah
TRTürkçe
aksiyom
ak-SEE-yom
UKУкраїнська
аксіома
ak-SEE-oh-mah
VITiếng Việt
tiên đề
teen deh
YOYO
akisiyọmu
ah-KEE-see-yoh-mu