"Basis" meaning in German

See Basis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaːzɪs/ Audio: De-Basis.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin basis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|basis}} Borrowed from Latin basis Head templates: {{de-noun|f,Basen}} Basis f (genitive Basis, plural Basen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,Basen}} Forms: Basis [genitive], Basen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Basis [nominative, singular], Basen [definite, nominative, plural], Basis [genitive, singular], Basen [definite, genitive, plural], Basis [dative, singular], Basen [dative, definite, plural], Basis [accusative, singular], Basen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. basis (foundation, principle) Tags: feminine Synonyms (foundation, principle): Grundlage
    Sense id: en-Basis-de-noun-2lxuZN5~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 38 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 25 30 27 Disambiguation of 'foundation, principle': 55 13 29 2
  2. (military) base Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Basis-de-noun-yuZiFy~U Categories (other): Military, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 38 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 25 30 27 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (mathematics) basis Tags: feminine Synonyms: Stützpunkt [military, war, government, politics] Synonyms (math): Grundzahl Derived forms: Operationsbasis, Orthonormalbasis, Vektorraumbasis Related terms: basieren
    Sense id: en-Basis-de-noun-p6PI9lR2 Categories (other): Mathematics, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 27 5 55 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 38 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 25 30 27 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'math': 7 0 84 9
  4. (politics) grass roots Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Basis-de-noun-bI3PEJ-O Categories (other): Politics, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 38 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 25 30 27 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Exponent"
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    },
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          "_dis1": "32 7 58 3",
          "word": "Orthonormalbasis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 7 58 3",
          "word": "Vektorraumbasis"
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          "english": "The power a² has a base a and an exponent 2.",
          "text": "Die Potenz a² hat die Basis a und den Exponenten 2",
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        }
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      ],
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      ],
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
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      "word": "Grundlage"
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      "word": "Stützpunkt"
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    {
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      "word": "Grundzahl"
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  ],
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}

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