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axiom

noun as in principle

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But lately I’ve been worried that the glut of documentary content required to fill the yawning maw of streamers is putting this axiom to the test more frequently.

When it inevitably rains or the weather turns colder, it helps to keep in mind an old axiom: There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

There, the Wildean axiom “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars” is viscerally felt — and it’s a sentiment that pulses through the cultural blood of the city.

Now, Northwestern University researchers have used statistical physics to confirm the theory that underlies this famous axiom.

It’s an axiom of criminal law that jurors should assess guilt or innocence based on the defendant’s conduct in the case before them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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