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Axiom
An axiom is a starting point accepted without proof within a system. Everything else is derived from it. Pronounced AK-see-um; the adjective is "axiomatic", often used to mean self-evident.
Examples in context
Every system starts from a basic axiom.
Every system starts from a basic axiom.
This axiom cannot be proven within the system.
This axiom cannot be proven within the system.
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