axiom
Example Sentences
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Pathway has identified what Stamirowska calls equations of reasoning, fundamental mathematical axioms that explain how intelligence emerges from smaller, local interactions in the brain, she said.
Reportedly, Justice Parker subscribes to the Christian nationalist axiom that the laws of the United States should be built on a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible.
From Seattle Times
Remember the old “Arrested Development” axiom that “there’s always money in the banana stand”? For streamers, that banana stand is true crime, judging from the rate at which these movies are turned out.
From New York Times
Never mind that the axiom “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” has a universal ring to it.
From Los Angeles Times
You expect heft, seriousness, not snort-out-loud humor, which I guess explains why, while watching the movie, I flashed on Karl Marx’s axiom about history being first tragedy and then farce.
From New York Times
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