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Definition of Basis

1. Noun. A relation that provides the foundation for something. "He worked on an interim basis"

2. Noun. The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained. "The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

3. Noun. The most important or necessary part of something. "The basis of this drink is orange juice"

Definition of Basis

1. n. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.

Definition of Basis

1. Noun. A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis. ¹

2. Noun. An underlying condition or circumstance. ¹

3. Noun. regular frequency ¹

4. Noun. (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space. ¹

5. Noun. (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses. ¹

6. Noun. (topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Basis

1. the foundation of something [n BASES]

Medical Definition of Basis

1. Synonym: base. Origin: L. And G. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basis

basioglossus basion basions basionym basionyms basipetal basipetally basiphobia basipodite basipodites

basipterygia basipterygial basipterygium basipterygoid basis (current term) basis cartilaginis arytenoideae basis cerebri basis cochleae basis cordis basis cranii

basis cranii externa basis cranii interna basis mandibulae basis modioli basis ossis metacarpalis basis ossis metatarsalis basis ossis sacri basis patellae basis pedunculi

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