Basis

See also: basis

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin basis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaːzɪs/
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Noun

Basis f (genitive Basis, plural Basen)

basis (foundation, principle)
(military) base
(mathematics) basis
Die Potenz a² hat die Basis a und den Exponenten 2
The power a² has a base a and an exponent 2.

Declension

Declension of Basis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Basis	die	Basen
genitive	einer	der	Basis	der	Basen
dative	einer	der	Basis	den	Basen
accusative	eine	die	Basis	die	Basen

Synonyms

(foundation, principle): Grundlage
(military): Stützpunkt
(math): Grundzahl

Antonyms

(math): Exponent
(math): Hochzahl

Derived terms

Orthonormalbasis
Vektorraumbasis

Related terms

basieren

Further reading

“Basis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Basis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Basis” in Duden online
Basis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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