i cant stop thinking of it and i need to know the correct term! help!!!
2007-02-12 14:55:06 · 8 answers · asked by Cassie 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
its not the smae as fact, its a term that i heard once, nad i 4got it, it was a weird word.... but its not fact. its just wen something is wat it is b/c it is wat it is, nad it cant b proven any other way than that definition and idk wat the word for this is!!!
2007-02-12 15:02:46 · update #1
self-evident? fact?
2007-02-12 15:11:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mike J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In philosophy that's called a tautology.
'It is a deliberate tautology (the Greek tauto means "the same") designed to define itself by repetition of itself. Because it needs a name, let's call it a "tautophrase."' NY Times Service
Do not know of a synonym but hope this is helpful.
2007-02-12 15:42:58 · answer #2 · answered by ML 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Noumenon
2007-02-13 02:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fact
2007-02-12 15:04:28 · answer #4 · answered by quillologist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fact
2007-02-12 14:58:40 · answer #5 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Axiom; principle; lemma; assumption.
2007-02-13 01:58:00 · answer #6 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is " FACT"
2007-02-12 15:06:58 · answer #7 · answered by fairy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
verity?
authenticity?
genuineness?
fact?
I can't help more!!
2007-02-12 15:11:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋