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A Word A Day : axiom
Monday, 30th June 2008 : Today's Word is ...
axiom :
Definition :
noun :
a self-evident rule or truth, a widely accepted saying
usage :
Everything that is living dies is an axiom.
An axiom in geometry is a rule that doesn't have to be proved, because its truth is accepted as obvious, self-evident or improvable.
That the rich get richer is an axiom. It is unquestionable. It is axiomatic.
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