True Flashcards
Axiom
Widely accepted saying
Unquestionable, Self-evident or statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
“the axiom that sport builds character”
Definitive
Conclusive, ultimate,final
(of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority.
“a definitive decision”
Precept
Principle,rule
a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.
“the legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty”
Varacity
Truthfulness
Verisimilitude
State of being like the truth, similarity to reality
Postulate
Something accepted as truth without proof
a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
“perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect”
Putative
Commonly accepted (supposed ) as true
Premise
An assumption that is used as the basis for a conclusion