SAT vocabulary: axiom

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Part of Speech of axiom

axiom is a NOUN.

Pronunciation of axiom

Here’s how to pronounce axiom:

IPA: /ˈæk.si.əm/

Glossary-style: [AHK-see-uhm]

Definition of axiom

axiom means: an idea or principle that a large number of people accept without proof as true (Ex: It is an axiom of American journalism that reporters should report the news without opinion or emotion.).

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An axiom is an idea that people accept as true without proof. For example, we have axioms in math, such as X = X. In common language, an axiom is a truth or “rule” that people accept as self-evident, such as “people want to be rewarded for their efforts” or “a society must have intelligent, working citizens in order to progress”.

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Example of axiom

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