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ax·i·o·mat·ic

(ăk′sē-ə-măt′ĭk) also ax·i·o·mat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling an axiom; self-evident: "It's axiomatic in politics that voters won't throw out a presidential incumbent unless they think his challenger will clean house" (Peter Grier).

ax′i·o·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

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axiomatic

(ˌæksɪəˈmætɪk) or

axiomatical

adj

1. relating to or resembling an axiom; self-evident

2. containing maxims; aphoristic

3. (Logic) (of a logical system) consisting of a set of axioms from which theorems are derived by transformation rules. Compare natural deduction

ˌaxioˈmatically adv

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ax•i•o•mat•ic

(ˌæk si əˈmæt ɪk)

also ax`i•o•mat′i•cal,

adj.

1. pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident.

2. aphoristic.

[1790–1800; < Greek]

ax`i•o•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	axiomatic - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" self-evident, taken for granted obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"
	2.	axiomatic - containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" aphoristic
	3.	axiomatic - of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens axiomatical, postulational

axiomatic

adjective self-evident, given, understood, accepted, certain, granted, assumed, fundamental, absolute, manifest, presupposed, unquestioned, indubitable, apodictic or apodeictic It is axiomatic that as people grow older they become less agile.

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Translations

axiomatický

aksiomaattinen

axiomatique

assiomatico di assioma

자명하다

vanzelfsprekend

аксиоматический

axiomatic

[ˌæksɪəʊˈmætɪk] ADJ → axiomático

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axiomatic

[ˌæksiəˈmætɪk] adj → axiomatique

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axiomatic

adj → axiomatisch; we can take it as axiomatic that … → wir können von dem Grundsatz ausgehen, dass …

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axiomatic

[ˌæksɪəʊˈmætɪk] adj → assiomatico/a

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By the time I finished my European tour of duty, it had become axiomatic that, were I to encounter a democracy activist in Baku, a lesbian-rights campaigner in Bishkek, or a press freedom advocate in Belgrade, more likely than not they would have been beneficiaries of a Soros grant, scholarship, or in his employ.

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