Ausgangspunkt — meaning in English

English meaning

• axiom noun A statement accepted as true without proof, used as a starting point from which other results are derived.
• threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.

Senses

Ausgangspunkt is used for these senses in English:

• axiom (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
• point of departure (formal, figuratively) of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to:
• threshold (figurative) The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.

axiom — full definition

1. noun A statement accepted as true without proof, used as a starting point from which other results are derived.
2. noun A saying or principle that is widely regarded as obviously true.

threshold — full definition

1. noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.
2. noun The point at which something begins, or the level at which an effect kicks in.
3. noun The income level at which you start paying a particular rate of tax.

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