Basic
adjective
Fundamental, the core or essential part of something.
He needs to learn the basic principles of science.
Often appears as...
- basic principles
- basic skills
adjective
Simple and not very sophisticated or advanced.
This is a basic model with no advanced features.
Often appears as...
- basic model
- basic version
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Disapproving
adjective
Belonging to the first or starting level of something.
He has a basic understanding of the concept.
Often appears as...
- basic level
- basic understanding
adjective
In the field of chemistry, referring to a substance that can neutralize acids.
Soap is a basic substance.
Often appears as...
- basic substance
- basic solution
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Technical
adjective
Fundamental, the core or essential part of something.
He needs to learn the basic principles of science.
Often appears as...
- basic principles
- basic skills
adjective
Simple and not very sophisticated or advanced.
This is a basic model with no advanced features.
Often appears as...
- basic model
- basic version
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Belonging to the first or starting level of something.
He has a basic understanding of the concept.
Often appears as...
- basic level
- basic understanding
adjective
In the field of chemistry, referring to a substance that can neutralize acids.
Soap is a basic substance.
Often appears as...
- basic substance
- basic solution
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Underlying Necessity
Understand 'basic' means what is needed at the very least for understanding or functioning.
Learning to add and subtract is basic in math.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Optional
'Basic' in this sense underlines something that cannot be skipped or ignored.
Basic hygiene can't be overlooked.
Pro Tip 1/2Underlying Necessity
Understand 'basic' means what is needed at the very least for understanding or functioning.
Learning to add and subtract is basic in math.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Optional
'Basic' in this sense underlines something that cannot be skipped or ignored.
Basic hygiene can't be overlooked.
Pro Tip 1/2Underlying Necessity
Understand 'basic' means what is needed at the very least for understanding or functioning.
Learning to add and subtract is basic in math.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Optional
'Basic' in this sense underlines something that cannot be skipped or ignored.
Basic hygiene can't be overlooked.
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Why do people get so...
or not doing well on a test, eats up working memory, leaving less of it available to tackle the math itself. People can suddenly struggle with even basic math skills, like arithmetic, that they've otherwise mastered. Academic anxiety certainly isn't limited to math, but it does seem to happen much more frequently,
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Why elephants never...
sometimes even outwitting the researchers and manipulating their partners. And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors,
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How to read music - Tim...
probably learned their lines from a script, which essentially tells them what to say and when to say it. A piece of written music operates on exactly the same principle. In a very basic sense, it tells a performer what to play and when to play it. Aesthetically speaking, there's a world of difference
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How to Speak Chimpanzee...
But while chimps across the world only have a limited repertoire of vocalizations, they constantly invent and share new gestures with each other. One theory basically is that they imitate gestures from each other. They learned their gestures by interacting with others.
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What happens when our...
Think about Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make. Machines will then be better at inventing than we are, and they'll be doing so on digital timescales. What this means is basically a telescoping of the future.
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The psychology of...
The myth captures the basic idea of narcissism, elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns. It's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists.
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Why do people join...
most cults share some basic characteristics. A typical cult requires a high level of commitment from its members and maintains a strict hierarchy, separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits from the inner workings.
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How to build a fictional...
Here are some questions and methods I've used to help build the worlds in which those books take place. I start with a basic place and time. Whether that's a fantasy world or a futuristic setting in the real world,
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Watch One Family's...
even though you have go through all this it's hard to really describe the importance of a face but being able to kiss being able to show emotion those are basic parts that we take from an
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Giving checkmate is...
that I was going to be genies chess is a game that you can learn the basic rules in about 15 minutes but it has more combinations than atoms in the universe
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Why do people get so...
or not doing well on a test, eats up working memory, leaving less of it available to tackle the math itself. People can suddenly struggle with even basic math skills, like arithmetic, that they've otherwise mastered. Academic anxiety certainly isn't limited to math, but it does seem to happen much more frequently,
Video examples
Why elephants never...
sometimes even outwitting the researchers and manipulating their partners. And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors,
Video examples
How to read music - Tim...
probably learned their lines from a script, which essentially tells them what to say and when to say it. A piece of written music operates on exactly the same principle. In a very basic sense, it tells a performer what to play and when to play it. Aesthetically speaking, there's a world of difference
Video examples
How to Speak Chimpanzee...
But while chimps across the world only have a limited repertoire of vocalizations, they constantly invent and share new gestures with each other. One theory basically is that they imitate gestures from each other. They learned their gestures by interacting with others.
Video examples
What happens when our...
Think about Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make. Machines will then be better at inventing than we are, and they'll be doing so on digital timescales. What this means is basically a telescoping of the future.
Video examples
The psychology of...
The myth captures the basic idea of narcissism, elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns. It's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists.
Video examples
Why do people join...
most cults share some basic characteristics. A typical cult requires a high level of commitment from its members and maintains a strict hierarchy, separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits from the inner workings.
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
Here are some questions and methods I've used to help build the worlds in which those books take place. I start with a basic place and time. Whether that's a fantasy world or a futuristic setting in the real world,
Video examples
Watch One Family's...
even though you have go through all this it's hard to really describe the importance of a face but being able to kiss being able to show emotion those are basic parts that we take from an
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
that I was going to be genies chess is a game that you can learn the basic rules in about 15 minutes but it has more combinations than atoms in the universe
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South African Businessman
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Jack Nicholson
American Actor
Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I still live under the illusion that basically people think of me as an up-and-coming young actor.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
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Aretha Franklin
American Musician
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.
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English Author
The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.
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Haris Pasovic
Bosniak Director
Culture is a part of basic human nature, of deep humanity.
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Joseph Addison
English Writer
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.
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Hugh Grant
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Basically, my life is so boring, it's embarrassing.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
I basically raised myself.
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