A physical base or foundation.
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
A regular frequency.
In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
An underlying condition or circumstance.
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 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.
A laborious but arbitrary and futile activity; an activity that amounts to running around in a circle, expending great energy but not accomplishing anything.
The competitive process in which a political party selects their candidate, especially presidential; a primary election via caucus.
A political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.
A win-win system; a positive system in which everybody wins.