公理

• 読み: こうり
• ローマ字: kouri
• 漢字の分解: 公 (kō) — public, common; 理 (ri) — reason, principle
• 発音: /koː.ɾi/

意味

Axiom; maxim; a self-evident truth accepted as a foundation for reasoning.

A noun used in mathematics, philosophy, and logic to describe a statement accepted as true without proof, serving as a starting point for further reasoning. In everyday usage, can refer to any universally accepted principle or self-evident truth. Common in academic and intellectual discourse.

例文

1. 数学ではいくつかの公理をもとに定理を証明していく。
2. 民主主義の公理として言論の自由がある。
3. この理論は基本的な公理から出発している。

使い方ガイド

場面: mathematics, philosophy, logic

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

Compound of 公 (public, common) + 理 (reason, principle). Together they describe a principle so universally reasonable that it is publicly accepted without dispute.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Students and scholars

社会的背景: Educated