axiomatization

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UK/ˌaksɪəmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/

noun

The reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.

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Meanings

nounaxiomatization (countable and uncountable, plural axiomatizations)

plural axiomatizations

  1. countableuncountableThe reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.

    The axiomatization of set theory formed the foundations, mathematically, of everything else.

    2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin, published 2013, page 49
  2. countableuncountableThe result of establishing a concept within a system of axioms; axiomatic system.

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Translations

Catalan axiomatització
  • axiomatitzacióthe process and the result
Chinese Mandarin 公理化
  • 公理化 (gōnglǐhuà)the process and the result
Finnish aksiomatisointi
  • aksiomatisointithe process and the result
French axiomatisation
  • axiomatisationthe process and the result
German Axiomatisierung
  • Axiomatisierungthe process and the result
Polish aksjomatyzacja
  • aksjomatyzacjathe process and the result
Romanian axiomatizare
  • axiomatizarethe process and the result
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APA

axiomatization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axiomatization

MLA

“axiomatization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axiomatization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axiomatization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axiomatization.

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