axiomatization

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noun

ax·​i·​omat·​i·​za·​tion ˌak-sē-ə-ˌma-tə-ˈzā-shən 

-sē-ˌä-mə-tə-

: the act or process of reducing to a system of axioms

axiomatize

ˌak-sē-ˈä-mə-ˌtīz 

transitive verb

axiomatize

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transitive verb

ax·​i·​om·​a·​tize ˌak-sē-ˈä-mə-ˌtīz 

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to make axiomatic

2

: to reduce to axioms or an axiom system

Word History

Etymology

Noun

axiomat- (in axiomatic) + -ization

Transitive verb

axiomatic + -ize

First Known Use

Noun

1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for axiomatization

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization