What does basis mean?

Definitions for basis
ˈbeɪ sɪsba·sis

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word basis.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. footing, basis, groundnoun

    a relation that provides the foundation for something

    "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

  2. basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstonenoun

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

    "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

  3. basis, basenoun

    the most important or necessary part of something

    "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

Wiktionary

  1. basisnoun

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

  2. basisnoun

    An underlying condition or circumstance.

  3. basisnoun

    regular frequency

  4. basisnoun

    In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.

  5. basisnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Basisnoun

    Etymology: basis, Lat.

    It must follow, that paradise, being raised to this height, must have the compass of the whole earth for a basis and foundation. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

    Ascend my chariot, guide the rapid wheels
    That shake heav’n’s basis. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi.

    In altar-wise a stately pile they rear;
    The basis broad below, and top advanc’d in air. Dryden.

    Upon our coming to the bottom, observing an English inscription upon the basis, we read it over several times. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 47.

    Such seems thy gentle height, made only proud
    To be the basis of that pompous load,
    Than which a nobler weight no mountain bears. John Denham.

    How many times shall Cæsar bleed in sport,
    That now on Pompey’s basis lies along
    No worthier than the dust? William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

    Build me thy fortune upon the basis of valour. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

    The friendships of the world are oft
    Confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasure;
    Ours has severest virtue for its basis. Joseph Addison, Cato.

ChatGPT

  1. basis

    A basis is a foundation or starting point for something. In different fields, it has specific meanings. 1) In mathematics, particularly linear algebra, a basis is a set of vectors in a vector space that, in a linear combination, can represent every vector in that space. 2) In chemistry, it refers to substances that can accept protons or donate pairs of electrons. The measure of a substance's basicity is determined by its pH values. 3) In finance and accounting, basis refers to the underlying asset or value that a derivative, like future or option contract, is based upon. 4) In computing, it can refer to a database developed by SAP. 5) In everyday language, basis can refer to the fundamental principles, assumptions or methods that form the foundation for understanding or action.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Basisnoun

    the foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests

  2. Basisnoun

    the pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue

  3. Basisnoun

    the ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports

  4. Basisnoun

    the principal component part of a thing

Wikidata

  1. Basis

    In linear algebra, a basis is a set of linearly independent vectors that, in a linear combination, can represent every vector in a given vector space or free module, or, more simply put, which define a "coordinate system". In more general terms, a basis is a linearly independent spanning set. Given a basis of a vector space, every element of the vector space can be expressed uniquely as a finite linear combination of basis vectors, whose coefficients are referred to as vector components. Every vector space has a basis, and all bases of a vector space have the same number of elements, called the dimension of the vector space.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Basis

    bās′is, n. the foundation, or that on which a thing rests: the pedestal of a column: the groundwork or first principle:—pl. Bas′es. [See Base (1).]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. basis

    See BASE.

Editors Contribution

  1. basis

    The fundamental reason to exist.

    The basis for the decision was just.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'basis' in Written Corpus Frequency: #854

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'basis' in Nouns Frequency: #284

Anagrams for basis »

  1. isbas

  2. absis

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of basis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of basis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of basis in a Sentence

  1. Rainer Haueis:

    Everything is on a voluntary basis, that's the basis of the whole system.

  2. Thomas Traherne:

    Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love.

  3. Jared Woodard:

    Since the financial crisis, options volume on a monthly basis has been a direct function of demand for hedges.

  4. Abdul Qader al Khatib:

    They (the investigators) are focusing on whether my client had influenced (his nephew) and if he had motivated him. There is no basis to this as both do not adhere to any religious ideology.

  5. Clarence Manion:

    The Declaration of Independence is the all-time masterpiece of ideological simplification. There in a single sentence of self-evident truth, the founding Fathers put into clear, easily understandable focus, the broad basis of man's relationship to God, to government, and to his fellow man.

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