aksjomat

Polish

Alternative forms

  • aksjoma (obsolete, 16th-20th c.)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin axiōma, axiōmatis, from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma). First attested in 1583, but in common usage only as of the year 1638 in its current form.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akˈsjɔ.mat/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmat
  • Syllabification: ak‧sjo‧mat

Noun

aksjomat m inan

  1. (mathematics, philosophy, logic) axiom (fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems) [from 16th c.][1]
  2. (literary) axiom (assumed truth) [from 17th c.][2]
    Synonyms: pewnik, postulat

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
adjective
adverb

Collocations

References

  1. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “aksjoma”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  2. Teresa Sokołowska (09.03.2020) “AKSJOMAT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.