ipse dixit

noun

Definition of ipse dixitnext
as in given

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  1. given
  2. premise
  3. presumption
  4. dictum
  5. postulate
  6. doctrine
  7. assumption
  8. axiom
Noun
  • My parents came over to the U.S. from Ireland in 1959 and education and hard work were just givens.
    Ayesha Javed, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor feel like givens, and Oppenheimer should challenge in Actor, Adapted Screenplay, and a bunch of craft categories, too.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2024
Definition of given
Noun
  • This is a wisp of a premise — aside from her muted graffiti efforts, our protagonist’s grief manifests itself more as general moodiness than anything particularly tangible.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Part of the premise was to see what other people think of this, and each event is different.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of premise
Noun
  • If convicted in adult court, he could be sentenced to 25 years to life with a statutory presumption of release after 25 years.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Fortunately, she didn't get seriously injured as this presumption could have cost her even more.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of presumption
Noun
  • As a result, in the last quarter century, leading firms began implementing the converse of Taylor’s dictum.
    Steve Denning, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Smith co-wrote six of the 18 songs — his road schedule kept him from writing more, but, as the Nashville dictum goes, the best song always wins.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dictum
Noun
  • Also called Euclid’s fifth postulate, this rule tells us the following: Suppose you’re given a line.
    Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2023
  • In the 1800s, Bertrand’s postulate showed that for any n>3, there is always a prime number between n and 2n.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
Definition of postulate
Noun
  • By contrast, animation foregrounds the pictorial, which is its own aesthetic doctrine.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Under the Arizona Constitution's separation of powers doctrine, those types of legal challenges could be filed only after voters approved the initiative.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of doctrine
Noun
  • Interest expense for the quarter was $0, down from $8.1 million in the previous year, due to the assumption of outstanding debt by the Acquirer in connection with the Merger.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Many assumptions about the negative impacts of low fertility on the economy are likewise either overstated or unsupported by evidence.
    Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of assumption
Noun
  • Whereas neoclassical economics presented itself as a universally applicable science based on certain fundamental axioms, Dobb emphasized history, class conflict, and imperialism.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
  • But underneath all of these more intricate structures is that same original group idea, with its four axioms.
    Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of axiom
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