Sugar is first and foremost used because of its sweetening properties. It has a clean sweet taste with no aftertaste and is the reference against which other sweeteners are compared. Beyond its sweetening properties, sugar provides structure and texture to many traditional foods, such as bakery products and jam.
For the term in algebraic geometry, see Postulation (algebraic geometry). An axiom or postulate is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments. The word comes from the Greek axÃ­Åma (á¼Î¾Î¯ÏÎ¼Î±) 'that which is thought worthy or fit' or 'that which commends itself as evident.'.
Definition of axiom. 1  1 : a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate 1 one of the axioms of the theory of evolution. 2  2 : an established rule or principle or a self-evident truth cites the axiom âno one gives what he does not haveâ. 3  3 : a maxim widely accepted on its intrinsic merit the axioms of wisdom.