precepts

plural of precept

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Noun
  • 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
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“Precepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precepts. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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