as in obvious
not needing proof in order to be accepted
it's axiomatic that the instinct for self-preservation is universal throughout the animal kingdom
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Now deeply embedded, this model is an axiomatic assumption.
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Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
The reason, as always, seemed axiomatic: Ocean was performing because that’s what performers do.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
Indeed, this idea is almost axiomatic.
—Savala Trepczynski, Time, 1 June 2020
Most remarkably, while biomechanics employs the laws of physics, and biochemistry is founded on the quantitative science of chemistry, evolutionary genetics is based on axiomatic foundations that are entirely biological, and yet are capable of precise mathematical formulation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2010
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Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
The reason, as always, seemed axiomatic: Ocean was performing because that’s what performers do.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
Indeed, this idea is almost axiomatic.
—Savala Trepczynski, Time, 1 June 2020
Most remarkably, while biomechanics employs the laws of physics, and biochemistry is founded on the quantitative science of chemistry, evolutionary genetics is based on axiomatic foundations that are entirely biological, and yet are capable of precise mathematical formulation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2010
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