axiomatic
[ak-see-uh-mat-ik]
- pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
- aphoristic.
Show More
Also ax·i·o·mat·i·cal.
Origin of axiomatic
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for axiomatically
Contemporary Examples
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.
Historical Examples
Nineteenth century Liberalism is, in fact, axiomatically hostile to the State.
British SocialismJ. Ellis Barker
Now Rousseau has in the work above mentioned proved the contrary just as axiomatically, by means of two men.
Landmarks of Scientific SocialismFriedrich Engels
axiomatic
axiomatical
- 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
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for axiomatically
axiomatic
adj.
1797, from Greek axiomatikos, from axioma (genitive axiomatos); see axiom. Form axiomatical is attested from 1580s.
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper