일반적으로 사실이라고 인정되거나 증명이 필요 없을 정도로 명백한 원리나 격언.
A statement or principle that is generally accepted as being true or self-evident.
예문:
"It is a common axiom in business that the customer is always right."
"The politician's campaign was built on the axiom that people desire change above all else."
추상적으로 정의된 구조나 사고 체계의 기초가 되는 명제나 전제.
A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure or system of thought is based.
예문:
"Euclidean geometry is based on a set of fundamental axioms that define the properties of points and lines."
"In formal logic, an axiom serves as a starting point from which other truths are derived."