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EUCLID'S FIRST AXIOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Euclid's first axiom mean?
• EUCLID'S FIRST AXIOM (noun)
The noun EUCLID'S FIRST AXIOM has 1 sense:
1. a straight line can be drawn between any two points
Familiarity information: EUCLID'S FIRST AXIOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A straight line can be drawn between any two points
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Euclid's first axiom" is a kind of...):
Euclid's axiom; Euclid's postulate; Euclidean axiom ((mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry)
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