basis
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈbeɪsɪs/
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base
- The quality indicators have evolved over time on the basis of ongoing input from stakeholders.
- on a regular basis
- on a daily basis
- on a weekly basis
All these form the basis of critical thinking.
- All these form the basis of critical thinking.
- It really is a whole basis for, for creativity.
- And that's, that's actually the biologic basis of resilience.
- You know, they were formed on the basis of us.
- And it was sold on completely untrue basis of, you know, WMDS.
- If you're arguing from an empirical basis, you need an exorcism.
- It's a, it's a country by country basis situation.
Examples
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Data on 414 deaths between 1998 and 2008 provide the basis for our examination.
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Their method formed the basis of the IQ test.
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All these form the basis of critical thinking.
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Teachers must decide on the basis of their experience and personal knowledge of their students.
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The stated goal is to award research funding on the basis of scientific merit and to avoid bias.
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In addition, hospices were selected on the basis of their leadership in end-of-life care.
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Water moves through soils on the basis of an energy gradient from high to low energy.
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Besides, the variables on an individual basis may significantly predict prosocial behaviors.
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We selected correlates on the basis of previous literature and the behavioral model for vulnerable populations.
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All these ideas form the basis of critical thinking.
Synonyms
378
2.8
The main part or ingredient from which something is made
266
3.2
Reasons that justify a decision or action
182
3.5
The basic ideas and facts that support a belief, plan, or system
97
3.5
A basic idea that people build other things on
54
3.8
Work done first to make something possible
46
5.3
A very important idea or part that something depends on
32
3.4
The main part that supports a system or group
31
5.3
The basic state of a relationship between people or groups
23
3.0
A basic part that forms the base of something larger
18
4.2
The basic principles that support a system, idea, or group
12
5.0
A basic support or principle that something depends on
1
9.4
A basic idea that something is built on
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
12
5.5
A rule that gives information only to people who need it for their work
- Specialized
1
5.3
A way of keeping business accounts that counts money only when you receive or pay it
- Specialized
A way to record income and costs when they happen, not when cash is paid or received
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Basis comes from the old Greek word basis meaning 'step' or 'foundation', and it is the same idea as the English word base. So a basis is the main support or starting point that something depends on.