Progression: axiomatic (ak-see-uh-MAT-ik) adjective

August 25, 2005

axiomatic (ak-see-uh-MAT-ik) adjective

1. Indisputably true; self-evident.
2. Aphoristic.

[From Greek axiomatikos, from axioma (honorable). Ultimately from Indo-European root ag- (to drive, draw) that's also the fount of such words as act, agent, agitate, litigate, synagogue, and ambassador.]

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"There is nothing in economic theory that sustains this view in an unqualified manner. Yet, this view is commonly regarded as axiomatic."
Pulin B Nayak; Yes, it Breaches the CMP; Financial Express (New Delhi, India); Jul 18, 2005.

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Posted by Keya at August 25, 2005 08:07 AM

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