Mathematics

# A statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference, is

Axioms

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A statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference, is axioms.

Let us consider an axiom of addition and multiplication.
Let $x$ and $y$ be real numbers.
Then $x + y$ is also a real number and $xy$ is also a real number.

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