basis
ba·sis
noun
1.
a relation that provides the foundation for something
- “they were on a friendly footing”
- “he worked on an interim basis”
2.
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- “the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
Origin
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis, derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (whence also come). Doublet of base.
Phrases
- accrual basis
- basis point
- basis spline
- basis vector
- Bernstein basis polynomial
- cash basis
- cost basis
- fare basis
Related words
Broader terms
Narrower terms
Parts
WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.