Base
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Base can mean:
In mathematics:
- Base (mathematics), or radix, the number of digits in a numeral system, e.g. base 10
- Base (geometry), the bottom of a triangle.
In sport:
- Base (baseball), the 3 canvas bags and home plate
- BASE jumping - parachuting from a fixed place like the top of a building or a bridge
In architecture:
- The bottom of a building or other structure
- A part of some types of column, below the shaft
- A pedestal, supporting a statue or other item
A defined area that contains shelter, equipment, and resources:
- a place which helps people live in a hostile environment, such as a Moon base or a base in Antarctica
- a Military base, which provides shelter, military equipment and personnel
Other uses:
- In a transistor, the base is the controlling connection to the junction.
- Islamic Extremist group Al-Qaeda is literally translated 'The Base.'
- Base (chemistry), the "opposite" of acid