English-German translations for axiom

• Axiom das
• Grundannahme die
• Grundsatz der
  Dies ist der Grundsatz, der für jede Konfliktpartei gleichermaßen wichtig sein muss, wenn es in der Region jemals wirklichen Frieden geben soll. This is the fundamental axiom which each party to the conflict must hold equally important, if there is ever to be true peace in that region.
  Daher muss der Grundsatz bekräftigt werden, dass wir uns in einer Marktwirtschaft, nicht aber in einer Marktgesellschaft befinden. There is therefore a need to reaffirm the axiom that we are in a market economy, not a market society.
  Deshalb wollte ich als Berichterstatterin, dass der elementare Grundsatz dieses Berichts die moralische und rechtliche Verantwortung Europas gegenüber dem irakischen Volk ist. That is why, as rapporteur, I wanted the fundamental axiom of this report to be the moral and legal responsibility of Europe towards the Iraqi people.
• Annahme die
• Ausgangspunkt der
• Leitsatz der
• Postulat das
• Prinzip das
• Sentenz

Definition of axiom

• A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved
• A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context
• An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received

Examples

• The axioms of political economy cannot be considered absolute truths

Related words

• axiomatic
• axiomatical
• axiomatically
• axioma
• axiomatization
• axiomatize
• axiomatise
• axiomatisable
• axiomatizable