Thesaurus results for AXIOM

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 So rather than roll those binary axioms up into a conclusion, there is an easier way to judge the scale of the future of AI, even if not its shape. — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for axiom

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In September 2026 Huang and a few collaborators uploaded a proof that the historic equations represent a single case of a much grander geometrical theory.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
But there are many theories about why people are attracted to true crime, with serial killers being the stars of that world.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of theory

Noun

This principle is similar to how a fish uses its fins and tail to swim.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
The Wright Flyer stayed airborne for only seconds during its first flight, but the underlying engineering principles helped make powered aviation practical.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of principle

Noun

Florida law imposes limits on direct contributions to state candidates but generally allows political committees to accept unlimited contributions, subject to applicable reporting and other legal requirements.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Twenty-seven states — including all where Republicans control both the legislature and governor’s office — already have such laws.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of law

Noun

Returning to the table, Walzer said that a legal scholar had recently used the jus ex bello doctrine in an op-ed to argue that the war had become so costly to Ukrainians that their government was now obliged to make concessions to stop the fighting.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
These new lines of thought, which have gained prominence among influential defense intellectuals and policy experts close to the Kremlin over the past year do not need to be endorsed in formal security doctrine to matter.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026

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