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tag: JY4PVW89BX
kind: statement
role: proposition
name: Freiling's axiom of symmetry
aliases: [axiom-of-symmetry, freiling-axiom-of-symmetry, freilings-axioms-of-symmetry]
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:162267@r1376169145
    locator: Freiling's axiom of symmetry
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/162267
    sections: [Statement]
same_as:
  wikidata: Q2276975
  wikipedia: Freiling's axiom of symmetry
inventory: [BYFCT6N868]
---

## Statement

**Freiling's axiom of symmetry ($\texttt{AX}$)** is a set-theoretic axiom proposed by Chris Freiling. It is based on an intuition of Stuart Davidson but the mathematics behind it goes back to Wacław Sierpiński.