Peano's postulates
noun (used with a plural verb)Mathematics.
a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
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Also called Peano's axioms .
See also principle of mathematical induction.
Origin of Peano's postulates
named after G. Peano
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