adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ak-s ē - ə - ' ma-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle Greek axi ō matikos, from Greek, honorable, from axi ō mat-, axi ō ma
Date: 1797
1 : taken for granted : SELF-EVIDENT <an axiomatic truth>
2 : based on or involving an axiom or system of axioms < axiomatic set theory>
– ax · i · om · at · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb