basis

noun
bāʹsĭs

A physical base or foundation.

Other meanings

A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
An underlying condition or circumstance.
“Allow us to compete on an equal basis.”

Synonyms

ground

Related words

basic
on a daily basis
on a day-to-day basis
basis point
basis vector
cost basis
eigenbasis
fare basis
Fourier basis
Hamel basis
Schauder basis
tax basis

Example sentences

“They continued to meet on a regular basis.”
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Word history

From Ancient Greek "βάσις".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “basis” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.