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axiomatic

[ ak-see-uh-mat-ik ]
/ ˌæk si əˈmæt ɪk /
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adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
aphoristic.

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Also ax·i·o·mat·i·cal .

Origin of axiomatic

1790–1800; <Greek axiōmatikós, equivalent to axiōmat- (stem of axíōmaaxiom) + -ikos-ic

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Words nearby axiomatic

axinite, axio-, axiological ethics, axiology, axiom, axiomatic, axiom of choice, axiom of countability, axion, axioplasm, axioversion
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Words related to axiomatic

aphoristic, absolute, accepted, assumed, certain, fundamental, given, indubitable, manifest, obvious, proverbial, self-evident, apothegmatic, presupposed, unquestioned

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British Dictionary definitions for axiomatic

axiomatic

axiomatical

/ (ˌæksɪəˈmætɪk) /

adjective

relating to or resembling an axiom; self-evident
containing maxims; aphoristic
(of a logical system) consisting of a set of axioms from which theorems are derived by transformation rulesCompare natural deduction

Derived forms of axiomatic

axiomatically, adverb
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