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axiomIn mathematics, a statement that is assumed to be true and upon which theorems are proved by using logical deduction; for example, two straight lines cannot enclose a space. The Greek mathematician Euclid used a series of axioms that he considered could not be demonstrated in terms of simpler concepts to prove his geometrical theorems. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Two of the fundamental postulates of logic are known as the law of uniformity of nature, and the law of the excluded middle. The main remedy the author proposes, however, that of greater homage to the fundamental postulates of statistics, is something of a Unlike English, in mathematics the fundamental postulates, actually assumptions, and rules of operations, are explicit. |
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