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basis meaning
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[ˈbeɪsɪs]
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Basis
Basis may refer to:
BASIS, Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services
BASIS International, a software company
in Renaissance music, the bassline was sometimes called the basis
BASIS Schools, a group of high-expectations schools primarily in Arizona,
Noun
PL
bases
PL
baseis
PRE
basi-
SUF
-asis
A
starting point
,
base
or
foundation
for an
argument
or
hypothesis
.
An
underlying
condition
or
circumstance
.
A
regular
frequency
.
You should brush your teeth on a daily
basis
at minimum.
The flights to Fiji leave on a weekly
basis
.
Cars must be checked on a yearly
basis
.
(
linear algebra
) In a
vector space
, a
linearly independent
set
of
vectors
spanning
the
whole
vector space
.
(
accounting
)
Amount
paid for
an
investment
,
including
commissions
and
other
expenses
.
(
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
.
The collection of all possible unions of
basis
elements of a
basis
is said to be the topology generated by that
basis
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
[ …] where arose on some circumscribed
basis
of experiments, the speculative structures of the theosoph, the astrologer and the alchemist.
Antennal
bases
enlarged, forming straight bidentate horns, tapered and pointed ventroapically.
This is the only proper
basis
on which to superstruct first innocency and then virtue. — Dr. H. More.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
There is decimal arithmetic and binary arithmetic. In fact, there are an infinite number of arithmetics of different
bases
.
She eats a balanced diet, but takes vitamin pills anyway, to cover her
bases
.
Jones tattoos one into the gap in left; that will clear the
bases
.
Meaning of
basis
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "basis" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
nouns with irregular plural
and a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals
Countable nouns
Difficultness: Level 1
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 8
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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