Basis

Quick meaning: Basis is a noun meaning A physical base or foundation.

Meaning

A physical base or foundation.

More Meanings

1. A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
2. An underlying condition or circumstance.
3. A regular frequency.
4. (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
5. (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
6. (agriculture, trading) The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
7. (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.

Example Sentences

Cars must be checked on a yearly basis.

The flights to Fiji leave on a weekly basis.

You should brush your teeth on a daily basis at minimum.

I wonder if the South Korean side has any basis that its smog is from China.

Word Forms

• bases
• baseis
• basises

Synonyms for basis

Depending on context, synonyms include base, foundation, cornerstone, ground, groundwork, footing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include groundwork, base, foundation, footing, cornerstone, ground.

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