ALL meanings of basis
ba·sis
B b - singular noun basis If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle. 4
- singular noun basis If you say that you are acting on the basis of something, you are giving that as the reason for your action. 3
- countable noun basis The basis of something is its starting point or an important part of it from which it can be further developed. 3
- countable noun basis The basis for something is a fact or argument that you can use to prove or justify it. 3
- noun basis something that underlies, supports, or is essential to something else, esp an abstract idea 3
- noun basis a principle on which something depends or from which something has issued 3
- noun basis (of a vector space) a maximal set of linearly independent vectors, in terms of which all the elements of the space are uniquely expressible, and the number of which is the dimension of the space 3
- noun basis the base, foundation, or chief supporting factor of anything 3
- noun basis the principal constituent of anything 3
- noun basis the fundamental principle or theory, as of a system of knowledge 3
- noun basis a procedure or timed plan 3
- noun basis a specified attitude 3
- noun plural basis the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests. 1
- noun plural basis anything upon which something is based; fundamental principle; groundwork. 1
- noun plural basis the principal constituent; fundamental ingredient. 1
- noun plural basis a basic fact, amount, standard, etc., used in making computations, reaching conclusions, or the like: The nurse is paid on an hourly basis. He was chosen on the basis of his college grades. 1
- noun plural basis Mathematics. a set of linearly independent elements of a given vector space having the property that every element of the space can be written as a linear combination of the elements of the set. 1
- noun basis The underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process. 1
- noun basis base or reason for sth 1
- noun basis occurrence or routine 1
- noun basis principle sth depends on 1
- noun basis A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis. 0
- noun basis An underlying condition or circumstance. 0
- noun basis A regular frequency. 0
- noun basis (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space. 0
- noun basis (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses. 0
- noun basis (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. 0