Base vs. Basis

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Difference Between Base and Basis

Basenoun

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

Basisnoun

A physical base or foundation.

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A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.

Basisnoun

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

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The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.

Basisnoun

An underlying condition or circumstance.

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Basenoun

A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.

Basisnoun

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.

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The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.

Basisnoun

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

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A basic but essential component or ingredient.

Basisnoun

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

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Basenoun

A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.

Basisnoun

(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.

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(cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.

Basisnoun

a relation that provides the foundation for something;

they were on a friendly footinghe worked on an interim basis

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(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.

Basisnoun

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;

the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture

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Important areas in games and sports.

Basisnoun

the most important or necessary part of something;

the basis of this drink is orange juice

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A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.

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(baseball) One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.

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(architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.

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A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.

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(botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.

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(electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

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(geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.

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(heraldry) The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.

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(heraldry) The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.

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(mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.

The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.

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(mathematics) lang=en.

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(topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.

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(topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.

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In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.

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(linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.

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(music) lang=en

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The smallest kind of cannon.

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(archaic) The housing of a horse.

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A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.

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(obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.

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(obsolete) An apron.

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A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.

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The game of prisoners' bars.

Baseverb

(transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

Baseverb

(transitive) To be located (at a particular place).

Baseverb

To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.

Baseadjective

(obsolete) Low in height; short.

Baseadjective

Low in place or position.

Baseadjective

(obsolete) Of low value or degree.

Baseadjective

(archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

Baseadjective

Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.

Baseadjective

Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.

Baseadjective

Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.

Baseadjective

Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.

base coinbase bullion

Baseadjective

(obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.

Baseadjective

Not classical or correct.

base Latin

Baseadjective

obsolete form of bass

the base tone of a violin

Baseadjective

(legal) Not held by honourable service.

A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant.

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any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water;

bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia

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installation from which a military force initiates operations;

the attack wiped out our forward bases

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lowest support of a structure;

it was built on a base of solid rockhe stood at the foot of the tower

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place that runner must touch before scoring;

he scrambled to get back to the bag

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(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place;

10 is the radix of the decimal system

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the bottom or lowest part;

the base of the mountain

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(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment;

the base of the skull

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a lower limit;

the government established a wage floor

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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;

the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture

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a support or foundation;

the base of the lamp

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the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed;

the base of the triangle

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the most important or necessary part of something;

the basis of this drink is orange juice

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the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

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an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries

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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;

thematic vowels are part of the stem

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the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area;

the industrial base of Japan

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the principal ingredient of a mixture;

glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointmentshe told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of greeneverything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base

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a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit;

a tub should sit on its own base

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(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector

Baseverb

use as a basis for; found on;

base a claim on some observation

Baseverb

use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

Baseverb

assign to a station

Baseadjective

serving as or forming a base;

the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats

Baseadjective

(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal;

base coins of aluminuma base metal

Baseadjective

of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);

baseborn wretches with dirty facesof humble (or lowly) birth

Baseadjective

not adhering to ethical or moral principles;

base and unpatriotic motivesa base, degrading way of lifecheating is dishonorablethey considered colonialism immoralunethical practices in handling public funds

Baseadjective

having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;

that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabbletaking a mean advantagechok'd with ambition of the meaner sortsomething essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics

Baseadjective

illegitimate

Baseadjective

debased; not genuine;

an attempt to eliminate the base coinage