Axiom

A proposition that commends itself to general acceptance; a well-established or universally-conceded principle; a maxim, rule, law.[1]

Logic and Mathematics. ‘A self-evident proposition, requiring no formal demonstration to prove its truth, but received and assented to as soon as mentioned’ (Hutton).[2]

In this case of the Canons, logic is the foundation of the definition used.

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  1. Axiom (n.), sense 1.a. (2023). In Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford UP. https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/5515687645. ↩︎

  2. Axiom (n.), sense 3. (2023). In Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford UP. https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/4663496575. ↩︎