Wednesday 5 June 2013

Why is Axiom 5, in the list of Euclid’s axioms, considered a ‘universal truth’?


7. Why is Axiom 5, in the list of Euclid’s axioms, considered a ‘universal truth’? (Note that the question is not about the fifth postulate.)

Euclid's Axiom 5 states that "The whole is greater than the part. Since this is true for anything in any part of the world. So, this is a universal truth.

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  2. Asia is a continent and India is a part of Asia so Asia is greater than India

    This is the reason why axiom 5 is known as universal truth

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  3. Asia is a continent and India is a part of Asia so Asia is greater than India

    This is the reason why axiom 5 is known as universal truth

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