公设 (公設) gōngshè
gōngshè
noun
a postulate; an axiom
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Philosophy
Notes: A statement assumed to be true as a starting point for an argument; same as 公理 (CC-CEDICT '公設'; Wikipedia '公設')
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- 公设比(公設比) shared-facilities ratio (expressed as a percentage of the total floor space of a building)
- 平行公设(平行公設) the parallel postulate; Euclid's fifth postulate
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