A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
A regular frequency.
A physical base or foundation.
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 precursor.
A fragment of coral.
The initial position of a competitor or team in a tournament. (seed position)
Initialization state of a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG). (seed number)
An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.
Any small seed-like fruit.
Semen.
The competitor or team occupying a given seed. (seed position)
Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
Commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)
Race; generation; birth.
A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.
A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
To grow to maturity.
To produce seed.
To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
To plant or sow an area with seeds.
To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).
To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final, or final.
To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.
To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.