Axiom vs. Idiom

Axiomnoun

(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.

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A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).

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An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.

Axiomnoun

A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer; a proposition which it is necessary to take for granted; as, "The whole is greater than a part;" "A thing can not, at the same time, be and not be."

Axiomnoun

An established principle in some art or science, which, though not a necessary truth, is universally received; as, the axioms of political economy.

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a saying that widely accepted on its own merits

Axiomnoun

(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

Axiomnoun

a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true

Axiomnoun

a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based.

Axiom

An axiom, postulate or assumption is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments. The word comes from the Greek axíōma (ἀξίωμα) 'that which is thought worthy or fit' or 'that which commends itself as evident.'The term has subtle differences in definition when used in the context of different fields of study.

Idiomnoun

A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.

Idiomnoun

A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.

Idiomnoun

An established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.

Idiomnoun

An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.

Idiomnoun

(programming) A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.

Idiomnoun

The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.

Idiomnoun

An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language.

Idiomnoun

A combination of words having a meaning peculiar to itself and not predictable as a combination of the meanings of the individual words, but sanctioned by usage; as, an idiomatic expression; less commonly, a single word used in a peculiar sense.

Idiomnoun

The phrase forms peculiar to a particular author; as, written in his own idiom.

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Dialect; a variant form of a language.

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a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Idiomnoun

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;

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the style of a particular artist or school or movement;

Idiomnoun

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

Idiomnoun

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light).

Idiomnoun

a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people

Idiomnoun

the dialect of a people or part of a country.

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a characteristic mode of expression in music or art

Idiom

An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.