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axiomatic Definition

axio·matic (ak′sē ə matik)

adjective

  1. of or like an axiom
  2. self-evident or aphoristic

Etymology: Gr axiōmatikos

axiomatic Related Forms

ax′io·mati·cally adverb

axiomatic Synonyms

axiomatic

modif.

aphoristic, self-evident, taken for granted, proverbial; see obvious 2.

axiomatic Usage Examples

Preposition: that

teacher: In this context, it is axiomatic that teachers should understand enough about how to use grammar effectively in writing to teach the children.

Modifies a noun

  • semantics: The axiomatic semantics of a programming language define a mathematical theory of programs written in the language.
  • theory: The success of the Nash program is crucial for the plausibility of the classic axiomatic theories of the social contract.
  • truth: Lots of what Sardar and Van Loon seem to be communicating to us is the axiomatic truth that many of these arguments are cyclical.
  • approach: Transferable Skills This module should help the student develop a good sense of the axiomatic approach to mathematics.
  • method: Steeped in Polish notation and the axiomatic method, Formal Logic typifies Prior's mature work.
  • basis: In the latter case the models are in place at the outset, they form the axiomatic basis.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: It is almost axiomatic that diamonds never go down in price.
  • not: Individually self-interested behavior can then be modeled as empirically variable, not axiomatic.
  • so: Suggesting CBMs has become so axiomatic of conventional wisdom in situations of perplexity that one hesitates to follow such a well-trodden path.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: The War in the West That the war was won in the West has become axiomatic.
  • seem: Technologies, Synergies and Force Multipliers Using technology to multiply the impact of military forces seems almost axiomatic.
  • take: We ( as western speakers of Indo-European languages ) take as axiomatic that there is one self that is each of us.
  • regard: The idealized Platonic universe of spheres and circles came to be regarded as axiomatic.
  • give: Give axiomatic, denotational and operational semantics for the goto command.