Basic vs. Basis — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Basic and Basis
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Definitions
Basic
A widely used programming language that is designed to be easy to learn.
Basis
A fact or circumstance on which something is established
Rumors with no basis in reality.
Basic
An essential, fundamental element or entity
The basics of math.
Basis
A physical base or foundation.
Basic
Basic training.
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Basis
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
Basic
Of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental
“Basic changes in public opinion often occur because of shifts in concerns and priorities” (Atlantic).
Basis
An underlying condition or circumstance.
Basic
Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis
A basic course in Russian.
A set of basic woodworking tools.
Basis
A regular frequency.
You should brush your teeth on a daily basis at minimum.
The flights to Fiji leave on a weekly basis.
Cars must be checked on a yearly basis.
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Basic
Of or relating to a base.
Basis
The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
Basic
Containing a base, especially in excess of acid.
Basis
(linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
Basic
Alkaline.
Basis
(accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
Basic
(Geology) Containing little silica, as certain igneous rocks.
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.
The collection of all possible unions of basis elements of a basis is said to be the topology generated by that basis.
Basic
(Slang) Unthinkingly or blandly conformist
“Even someone who looks really indie … can be basic if they are simply imitating others rather than thinking for themselves” (Chelsea Rickling).
Basis
The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.
Basic
Necessary, essential for life or some process.
Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
Basis
The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue.
If no basis bear my rising name.
Basic
Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic.
Basis
The groundwork; the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.
The basis of public credit is good faith.
Basic
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
Basis
The principal component part of a thing.
Basic
(slang) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
Basis
A relation that provides the foundation for something;
They were on a friendly footing
He worked on an interim basis
Basic
A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
Basis
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;
The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Basic
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.
I know the basics of sailing and would love to learn more.
Basis
The most important or necessary part of something;
The basis of this drink is orange juice
Basic
(military) Basic training.
The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic.
Basic
Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
Basic
Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.
Basic
An artificial computer language with a relatively simplified instruction set.
Basic
A popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
Basic
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Basic
Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis;
A basic fact
The basic ingredients
Basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities
Basic
Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality;
A basic story line
A canonical syllable pattern
Basic
Of primary importance;
Basic truths
Basic
Serving as a base or starting point;
A basic course in Russian
Basic training for raw recruits
A set of basic tools
An introductory art course
Basic
Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
