| NOUN | cognition | Euclidean axiom, Euclid's axiom, Euclid's postulate | (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry |
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| Meaning | (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry. | |
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| Synonyms | Euclid's axiom, Euclid's postulate | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Narrower | Euclid's fifth axiom, parallel axiom | Only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line |
| Euclid's first axiom | A straight line can be drawn between any two points | |
| Euclid's fourth axiom | All right angles are equal | |
| Euclid's second axiom | Any terminated straight line can be projected indefinitely | |
| Euclid's third axiom | A circle with any radius can be drawn around any point | |
| Broader | axiom | (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof |
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