word | axiom |
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sentence | “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. |
definition | [noun] 1. (philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. 2. (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context). 3. An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received. |
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