axiomatic
[ ak-see-uh-mat-ik ]
/ ˌæk si əˈmæt ɪk /
adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
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Origin of axiomatic
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Example sentences from the Web for axiomatically
Which is to say, the existence of a bad thing does not imply, axiomatically, that there is a legislative solution to it.
To people on the right, it's axiomatically the case that of course we do.
Now Rousseau has in the work above mentioned proved the contrary just as axiomatically, by means of two men.
Landmarks of Scientific Socialism|Friedrich EngelsNineteenth century Liberalism is, in fact, axiomatically hostile to the State.
British Socialism|J. Ellis Barker
British Dictionary definitions for axiomatically
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
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