axiomatic

ax·i·om·at·ic

adjective \ˌak-sē-ə-ˈma-tik\

Definition of AXIOMATIC

1

: taken for granted : self-evident <an axiomatic truth>

2

: based on or involving an axiom or system of axioms <axiomatic set theory>

— ax·i·om·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of AXIOMATIC

1. It is axiomatic that good athletes have a strong mental attitude.
2. <it's axiomatic that the instinct for self-preservation is universal throughout the animal kingdom>

Origin of AXIOMATIC

Middle Greek axiōmatikos, from Greek, honorable, from axiōmat-, axiōma

First Known Use: 1797

Related to AXIOMATIC

Synonyms

prima facie, self-evident

Related Words

self-explanatory; apparent, clear, evident, hands-down, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, patent, plain, transparent, unmistakable; incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, undeniable, unquestionable; accepted, given, granted

Near Antonyms

arguable, contestable, debatable, disputable, doubtable, dubious, moot, problematic (also problematical), questionable

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with AXIOMATIC

adiabatic, aristocratic, asymptomatic, diagrammatic, electrostatic, epigrammatic, gerontocratic, homeostatic, idiomatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, monochromatic, paradigmatic, physiocratic, psychodramatic, psychosomatic, soap-operatic, undemocratic, undiplomatic