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axiom

noun

Definition of axiom

as in theory

formal an idea or statement put forth and accepted as true by many people The retired judge recounted the old legal axiom which states that justice and law are not always the same.

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Recent Examples of axiom Spiritual philosopher Alan Watts is mentioned in Past the Veil’s press release, and Lay imbues these axioms with profundity like only the best teachers can. — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026 An Anthropic employee and mathematician recently overturned a nearly century-old axiom with the help of Claude, prompting Garry Tan, CEO of startup-funder Y Combinator, to announce the era of the gentleman scientist is back. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Furthermore, this equality isn’t just a formal, mathematical axiom. — New York Times, 9 June 2026 And as Gödel could also show in his seminal work, this is the case for all axiom systems (not just for ZFC). — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for axiom

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Some universities have a long standing tradition of continually testing students’ ability to explain and rationalise their theories.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The defense said the government’s theory is unsupported and urged the judge to dismiss the charges.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of theory

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And yet the principle is the same, as illustrated by my humble example above.

— Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026
What happens when that same principle is applied to families, workplaces, corporations, healthcare systems, schools, financial institutions, social-media companies, and governments?

— Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of principle

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Pan, a pediatrician, made national headlines while in the Legislature for leading California’s efforts to enact strict school vaccine laws.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The president and his allies have insisted that existing liability laws offer enough protections.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of law

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For Ted Baehr, having a woman portray Aslan is a direct challenge to Christian doctrine on the nature of God.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Religion Perhaps the biggest case of the term so far, in terms of ripple effects, involves religion, a subject on which the court's conservative super majority has dramatically changed its legal doctrine.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

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