What is the difference between axiom and postulate?
Nowadays 'axiom' and 'postulate' are usually interchangeable terms. One key difference between them is that postulates are true assumptions that are specific to geometry. Axioms are true assumptions used throughout mathematics and not specifically linked to geometry.
Axiology
the philosophical study of value, including its nature, types, and criteria
. It also examines why and how people assign value to things, and how they make choices based on those values.
The word "axiology" comes from the Greek words axios, meaning "worthy", and logos, meaning "science". Axiology is also known as the theory of value.
Axiology is significant because it has expanded the meaning of the word "value" and unified the study of a variety of questions, including economic, moral, aesthetic, and logical.
Axiology includes the study of:
- Ethics: The study of moral values
- Aesthetics: The study of beauty and taste
- Guidelines for understanding truth and reality: Axiology includes guidelines for understanding truth and reality, such as social life, physical objects, and symbols
- Rules for implementing knowledge: Axiology sets rules for implementing knowledge into practices
ax·on
/ˈakˌsän/
noun
- the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.
ax·i·om
/ˈaksēəm/
noun
- a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
"the axiom that supply equals demand"
In classic philosophy, an axiom is a statement that is so evident or well-established, that it is accepted without controversy or question.[3] In modern logic, an axiom is a premise or starting point for reasoning.[4]
ax·is
/ˈaksəs/
noun
- an imaginary line about which a body rotates. center lineverticalhorizontal
- a fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates.
"the Earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours"
"the variable that is thought of as a cause is placed on the horizontal axis, and the variable that is thought of as an effect on the vertical axis"
- architecture: An axis is a central line that helps to organize a design.
an imaginary line that connects two points in space and is used to organize a design
- Purpose: Axes help align design elements, plan spaces, and direct the viewer.
- Location: Axes are often found in the center of a building or above a doorway.
- Symmetry: Axes can be used to create symmetrical or asymmetrical arrangements. Bilateral symmetry is the most common type of symmetry in architecture, where a structure has identical halves along an axis.
- Plan: A plan in which the parts of a building are organized along an axis is called an axial plan.
- design: Axis refers to the initial sense of up/down and left/right. Think of axis as the spine of a figure – the dominant vertical quality of a stick figure is determined by the central axis of the stick figure.
axial
What is axial in architecture?
In architecture, a plan in which the parts of a building are organized along an axis.