euclid's axiom

Questions about euclid's axiom

What does euclid's axiom mean?

euclid's axiom means "(mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry".

What is another word for euclid's axiom?

Close synonyms include Euclid's postulate, Euclidean axiom. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is euclid's axiom a common word?

euclid's axiom is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.