自明
Meanings
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na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; trivial
Means that something is clear without needing further proof or explanation. More written and logical-sounding than everyday words like 当たり前; in mathematical or technical contexts it can correspond to 'trivial' or 'immediate from the definitions.'
It is obvious that the explanation is insufficient.
This is treated as a self-evident truth.
From the definition, this proposition is trivial.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉は自明であるit is self-evident that ~
It's self-evident that his argument is correct.
- 自明な〈事〉an obviously true fact or matter
That is a self-evident fact.
- 〈事〉を自明の前提とするto take something as a self-evident premise
The theory takes the rationality of markets as a self-evident premise.
Expressions
- 自明の理self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom