NCERT Ex 5.1 Q7 - Introduction to Euclid's Geometry

Question: Why is Axiom 5, in the list of Euclid's axioms, considered a 'universal truth'? (Note that the question is not about the fifth postulate.)

Answer: It is a universal truth because the definition of a 'part' logically implies it is a subset of the 'whole', making the whole always strictly larger.

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