Fundamental rules of math

The answer to “Fundamental rules of math” in the New York Times crossword is AXIOMS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 14, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 112-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Fundamental rules of math” answer

AXIOMS (6 letters)

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Why the answer is AXIOMS

AXIOMS is the 6-letter solution that fits "Fundamental rules of math" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 14, 2025 (112-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AXIOMS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of AXIOMS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Fundamental rules of math” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

December 14, 2025 (most recent) → AXIOMS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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