axiom
ak see uhm
- n a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
- n (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
- It is an axiom that what goes up must come down.
- It is, alas, an axiom of politics in Illinois and especially Chicago that voter tolerance for bribery, kickbacks and other stinky political practices is extremely high, as .
- Washington last week reproved an old gambler's axiom: the best way to make money is to play with other people's chips.