Definition
公理（gōng lǐ）在数学和逻辑学中指无需证明的基本命题（axiom），例如几何公理。在日常语言中也指普遍公认的真理或原则（如“公理自在人心”）。词典中还有“正义”“法律”等旧义，但现代汉语中这些含义极少单独使用，多出现在固定搭配或古典语境中。你可以把它理解为“axiom”——一个被默认接受、无需证明的基本道理。
n.
axiom (in mathematics, logic)self-evident truthgenerally accepted principle
Examples
- 公理。gōng lǐ shì shùxué zhèngmíng de jīchǔ.Axioms are the foundation of mathematical proof.
- 公理。Zhège dàolǐ yǐjīng chéngle gōngrèn de gōng lǐ.This principle has become a universally accepted axiom.
- ，公理。Zài zhéxué shang, gōng lǐ wǎngwǎng shì bù xūyào zhèngmíng de.In philosophy, axioms are often self-evident propositions.
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