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Peano axiom

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a set of fundamental axioms describing the natural numbers and their relationships.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

Named after Giuseppe Peano, who introduced them.

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: axioma van Peano — Translations
  • French: axiome de Peano — Translations
  • German: Peano-Axiom — Translations
  • Hungarian: Peano-axióma — Translations
  • Italian: assioma di Peano — Translations
  • Polish: aksjomat Peano — Translations
  • Portuguese: axioma de Peano — Translations
  • Russian: аксио́м Пеа́но (aksióm Peáno) — Translations
  • Spanish: axioma de Peano — Translations
  • Swedish: Peanos axiom — Translations