Axiomatize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To establish a set of axioms that describe or govern certain phenomena
"For toposes were invented by Grothendieck in the sixties for specific purposes in algebraic geometry and algebraic topology. Later on, Lawvere and Tierney [11] axiomatized the notion of an elementary topos with the goal of providing an appropriate foundation for differential geometry."
Example
More examples"For toposes were invented by Grothendieck in the sixties for specific purposes in algebraic geometry and algebraic topology. Later on, Lawvere and Tierney [11] axiomatized the notion of an elementary topos with the goal of providing an appropriate foundation for differential geometry."
Etymology
From axiomatic + -ize.
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