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basis Maths (of a vector space) a maximal set of linearly independent vectors, in terms of which all the elements of the space are uniquely expressible, and the number of which is the dimension of the space basis [′bā·səs] (mathematics) A set of linearly independent vectors in a vector space such that each vector in the space is a linear combination of vectors from the set. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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this is my sorrow: into the basis of things have reward and punishment been insinuated--and now even into the basis of your souls, ye virtuous ones! This metrical system, thus shaped, has provided the indispensable formal basis for making English poetry admittedly the greatest in the modern world. If any one would choose to fix the administration on the widest basis, he will find none preferable to this; for to rule by turns is what the rich and the poor will not submit to, on account of their hatred to each other. |
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