as in theories
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an idea or statement put forth and accepted as true by many people
The retired judge recounted the old legal axiom which states that justice and law are not always the same.
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Recent Examples of axioms
The experts then had to agree on the fundamental truths, or axioms, that were accepted as true even thought they could not be proven.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
And these are always clearly defined by the axioms.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
And these are always clearly defined by the axioms.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Axioms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axioms. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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