transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbā-səs ]
noun
( plural ba·ses -ˌsēz)
Etymology: Latin — more at base
Date: 14th century
1. : the bottom of something considered as its foundation
2. : the principal component of something
3.
a. : something on which something else is established or based
b. : an underlying condition or state of affairs
hired on a trial basis
on a first-name basis
4. : the basic principle
5. : a set of linearly independent vectors in a vector space such that any vector in the vector space can be expressed as a linear combination of them with appropriately chosen coefficients