axiomatization

noun

ax·​i·​omat·​i·​za·​tion ˌak-sē-ə-ˌma-tə-ˈzā-shən 

-sē-ˌä-mə-tə-

: the act or process of reducing to a system of axioms

axiomatize

ˌak-sē-ˈä-mə-ˌtīz 

transitive verb

Word History

Etymology

axiomat- (in axiomatic) + -ization

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above