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    EUCLIDEAN AXIOM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometryplay

    Synonyms:

    Euclid's axiom; Euclid's postulate; Euclidean axiom

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Euclidean axiom" is a kind of...):

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

    Domain category:

    math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Euclidean axiom"):

    Euclid's first axiom (a straight line can be drawn between any two points)

    Euclid's second axiom (any terminated straight line can be projected indefinitely)

    Euclid's third axiom (a circle with any radius can be drawn around any point)

    Euclid's fourth axiom (all right angles are equal)

    Euclid's fifth axiom; parallel axiom (only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line)

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