Cole's Axiom: The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.
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Axiom
/ˈak.sɪ.əm/
Synonyms for "axiom" (208 found)
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Closest matches (42)
a beliefa priori principlea priori truthabsolute factaccepted factactual factadageadmitted factaffirmationanaanalectsaphorismapothegmapriorismarticle of faithassertionassumed positionassumptionbald factbare fact
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
basic principle
Strong matches (62)
Related words (104)
nitty grittynot guessworknot opinionnubnucleusnuts and boltsoraclephilosophemephilosophical propositionphrasepithpithy sayingplainpositionpositive factpostulatepostulationpostulatumpreceptpremise
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prescriptpresumptionpresupposalpresuppositionprincipiumprinciplepropositionpropositional functionprovable factproverbproverbial sayingproverbsquidquiddityquintessencerulesalient factsapsawsayingself-evident factself-evident truthsentencesententious expressionset of postulatessettled principlesignificant factsimple factslokasober factsoulspiritstandardstatementstock sayingstubborn factstuffsubstancesumptionsupposalsupposingsuppositionsurmisesutrateachingtenettextthe casethe nitty-grittytheoremthesistruismtruthtruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valueundeniable factuniversal truthversewell-known factwisdomwisdom literaturewise sayingwitticismwordwords of wisdomworking hypothesis
Noun(12 words)
physics concepts principlepostulatepostulatespremiseprincipenprincipleprinciple of gravityprinciplesruletenetveritiesverity
Adjective(4 words)
primary propositionscientific principletrue statementunchanging principle
Determiner(1 words)
the principles
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6 entriesEuclid postulateaxiom of choiceaxiom of equalitycausal axiomethical axiommethodological axiom
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6 entriesaxiom of choiceaxiom of equalityaxiom systemfoundational axiomlogical axiomself evident axiom
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19 total sentences available.
Poe's Law is an axiom suggesting that it's difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish between parodies of religious or other fundamentalism and its genuine proponents, since they both seem equally insane.
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This axiom is unquestionably true.
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It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
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