Dictionary Definition
basis
Noun
1 a relation that provides the foundation for
something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an
interim basis" [syn: footing, ground]
2 the fundamental assumptions from which
something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the
whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone]
3 the most important or necessary part of
something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" [syn: base]
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Etymology
From βάσις (basis)Noun
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
Derived terms
- basis point (4)
- tax basis
- cost basis
- basic
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Translations
starting point for an argument
- Dutch: basis
- Finnish: lähtökohta, perusta
- German: Basis, Grundlage
- Italian: base
- Korean: 바탕 (batang)
- Russian: основа
- Swedish: grund, basis
underlying condition
- Dutch: basis
- Finnish: perusta
- German: Basis, Grundlage
- Italian: base
- Korean: 밑바탕 (mitbatang)
linearly independent set of vectors
- Danish: basis
- Dutch: basis
- Finnish: kanta
- German: Basis
- Italian: base
- Russian: базис
- Swedish: bas
what was paid for an investment
- Finnish: hankintameno
- Korean: 밑천 (mitcheon)
- ttbc Bulgarian: основа,базис
- ttbc French: base
- ttbc Interlingua: base
- ttbc Portuguese: base
- ttbc Spanish: base
- ttbc Telugu: ప్రాతిపదిక (praatipadik)
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Extensive Definition
Basis may refer to
- Basis (options), the value differential between a call option and a put option
- Cost basis, in the calculation of capital gains
- Basis (crystal structure), positions of the atoms inside the unit cell
- BASIS International, a software company
- in Renaissance music, the bassline was sometimes called the basis
- BASIS Charter School, a high-expectations school in Tucson, AZ
In chemistry:
In people:
- Dimitris Basis Greek singer
See also
- Basis point, 0.01%, often used in the context of interest rates
- Basic
- Base
basis in German: Basis
basis in French: Base
basis in Finnish: Kanta
basis in Dutch: Bass
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Anschauung, a priori
principle, affirmation, ambition, angle, angle of vision, antecedents, apriorism, aspiration, assertion, assumed position,
assumption, axiom, base, basement, bearing wall,
bed, bedding, bedrock, bottom, burden, call, calling, case, categorical proposition,
causation, cause, cause and effect, chapter, concern, consideration, data, determinant, determinative, element, essence, etiology, eye, factor, first principles,
floor, flooring, focus of attention,
focus of interest, fond,
footing, foundation, frame of
reference, framework,
fundament, fundamental, gist, goal, good reason, ground, grounds, groundwork, guiding light,
guiding star, hardpan,
head, heading, heart, hypothesis, hypothesis ad
hoc, ideal, infrastructure, inspiration, intention, issue, justification, law, lemma, light, line of departure, living
issue, lodestar, main
point, mainspring,
major premise, material basis, matter, matter in hand, meat, mental outlook, minor
premise, motif, motive, occasion, outlook, pavement, philosopheme, philosophical
proposition, place,
point, point at issue,
point in question, point of departure, point of view, port of
embarkation, position,
postulate, postulation, postulatum, premise, presumption, presupposition, principle, problem, proposition, propositional
function, question,
radical, reason, reference system,
regard, respect, rest, right, riprap, rock bottom, root, rubric, rudiment, sake, score, seat, side, sight, sill, situation, slant, solid ground, solid rock,
source, spring, stand, standpoint, start, starting gate, starting
place, starting point, starting post, statement, stereobate, stimulus, stylobate, subject, subject matter, subject
of thought, substance,
substratum, substruction, substructure, sumption, supposal, system, takeoff, terra firma, text, theme, theorem, thesis, topic, truth table,
truth-function, truth-value, ulterior motive, underbuilding, undercarriage, undergirding, underpinning, understruction, understructure, universe, view, viewpoint, vocation, warrant