# axiom

## axiom

A true statement that serves as a premise or starting point for further reasoning.

#### Notes

* The *axioms* that specify SNOMED CT concept definition release files as SNOMED CT relationships or as OWL axioms that conform to the OWL Functional Syntax.

#### Change Notices

* Since July 2019 all axioms in the stated view of concept definitions have been represented as OWL axioms.\
  Before July 2018, the stated view was represented using relationships and during a transitional period ending in July 2019 some *axioms* in stated view were represented using the OWL functional syntax.
* The inferred view \_\_ of concept definitions continues to be represented using relationships.

## Alternatives

* **OWL axiom**

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