pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; a basic fact; the basic ingredients; basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities'
basic (adj.)
a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginners all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
[ Syn: basic ]
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
[ Syn: staple ]
BASIC (n.)
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; a basic story line; a canonical syllable pattern
serving as a base or starting point; a basic course in Russian; basic training for raw recruits; a set of basic tools; an introductory art course
[ Syn: introductory ]
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base