axiomatic
ax·i·o·mat·ic (
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Of, relating to, or resembling an axiom; self-evident: “It’s axiomatic in politics that voters won’t throw out a presidential incumbent unless they think his challenger will clean house” (Peter Grier).
axi·o·mati·cal·ly adv.
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axiomatic – evident without proof or argument; “an axiomatic truth”; “we hold these truths to be self-evident”obvious – easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; “obvious errors” |
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axiomatic – containing aphorisms or maxims; “axiomatic wisdom” |
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axiomatic – of or relating to or derived from axioms; “axiomatic physics”; “the postulational method was applied to geometry”- S.S.Stevens |
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