axioms

plural of axiom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of axioms The hope of deriving one set of rules, or axioms, to govern all mathematical truths was fatally undermined. Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 The experts then had to agree on the fundamental truths, or axioms, that were accepted as true even thought they could not be proven. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for axioms
Noun
  • Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Testing particle physics theories, the $8 billion LHC was composed of superconducting magnets that allowed scientists to study subatomic particles including protons, electrons, quarks and photons.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some of these nations have strategic doctrines that include launching disruptive or even destructive cyberattacks on such non-military targets in the run-up to conflict.
    Jim Richberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While contestants form their own codes of ethics and unspoken social doctrines, the villa speaks its own design language, which guides the behavior of the islanders and keeps the show running smoothly.
    Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Critics argued that such laws were exclusionary in a nation built on immigration.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Asma and other members of the group were taken from their Delhi homes in the evening, but that may be in contravention of Indian laws which say that women cannot be detained after sunset or before sunrise except in certain circumstances.
    Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Republicans should question their own members who fail in other areas that require adherence to basic standards of conscience and competence.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Align With Compliance Work with your legal team to ensure the policy meets any relevant laws or standards, such as HIPAA in healthcare, GDPR in the EU or other data protection rules.
    Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Axioms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axioms. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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