axiom

1. is a type of: expression, locution, saying - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
   subtypes:

   • aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm - a short pithy instructive saying
   • gnome - a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
   • moralism - a moral maxim
   same as: maxim
2. referred to in: logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
   is a type of: proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
   subtypes: euclid's axiom, euclid's postulate, euclidean axiom - (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry

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