basis

/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/noun
Middle School
1

A physical base or foundation.

2

A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.

3

An underlying condition or circumstance.

4

A regular frequency.

5

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.

6

In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.

7

Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.

8

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.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing