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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 pointsplay

  Familiarity information: EUCLID'S FIRST AXIOM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EUCLID'S FIRST AXIOM (noun)


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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