On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:43:17 -0500, "Morris Dovey"
wrote:

Tim Daneliuk (in ) said:

| These foundational axioms are *assumed* and cannot be proven or
| disproven. In the case of science, several axioms are obvious:

ITYM "Lemma" rather than "axiom".

Howdy,

You have them reversed. The post to which you responded had
the correct usage of "axiom."

These from dictionary.com:

Axiom:

A self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim: “It
is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and
services can be paid for only with goods and services”
(Albert Jay Nock).

An established rule, principle, or law.

A self-evident principle or one that is accepted as true
without proof as the basis for argument; a postulate.



Lemma:

A subsidiary proposition assumed to be valid and used to
demonstrate a principal proposition.

A theme, argument, or subject indicated in a title.

A word or phrase treated in a glossary or similar listing.



All the best,
--
Kenneth

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