axiomatization
/ˌæksiˌæmətəˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The process or result of stating a set of basic principles or rules that are assumed to be true, from which other truths can be derived.
- In science, the axiomatization of a theory helps clarify its basic assumptions.
- The teacher explained the axiomatization of arithmetic to the class.
- The axiomatization of geometry by Euclid is one of the foundations of mathematics.
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