axioma

Etymology

From the Latin axiōma, from the Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma): see axiom.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ăksĭōʹmə, IPA^(key): /æksɪˈəʊmə/

Noun

axioma (plural axiomata)

1. (now rare) = axiom

Noun

axioma m (plural axiomes)

1. axiom

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: axi‧o‧ma

Noun

axioma n (plural axioma's, diminutive axiomaatje n)

1. (logic) axiom

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ak.siˈoː.ma/, [ak.sɪˈoː.ma]

Noun

axiōma n (genitive axiōmatis); third declension

1. axiom
2. principle

References

• axioma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• axioma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• axioma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

From Latin axiōma.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˌa.ksɨ.ˈo.mɐ]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌa.ksi.ˈo.ma]

Noun

axioma m (plural axiomas)

1. axiom (self-evident and necessary truth)

Etymology

From Latin axiōma, from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “what is thought fitting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡˈsjoma/, [aɣˈsjoma]

Noun

axioma m (plural axiomas)

1. (philosophy) axiom (a truth based on an assumption)
2. (mathematics) axiom (a fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for theorems)

Further reading

• “axioma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.