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Base or BASE may refer to:

• Base meaning bottom, the lowest part of an object.

In mathematics:

• Base (mathematics), the number b in an expression of the form bⁿ, hence also the number of digits (known also as the radix) in a positional numeral system, for example, base 10
• Base (topology), a topological space
• Base (group theory)
• One of the sides of a trapezoid or triangle

In the sciences:

• Base (chemistry), a substance that can accept hydrogen ions (protons)
• Base pair, a pair of connected nucleotides on complementary DNA and RNA strands
• Nucleobase, in genetics, the parts of DNA and RNA involved in forming base pairs

In other fields:

• Base (politics), a group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates
• Base (baseball), the 3 canvas bags and home plate
• Military base, or non-military base, which provides shelter, military equipment and personnel
• Cooking base, a concentrated flavouring compound

Base may also refer to:

• Bedini Audio Spectral Enhancer, an audio signal processor used in the early 1990s
• Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration Institute
• BASE (search engine), Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
• Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy, an organization under the United Nations Environment Programme
• BASE jumping
• BASE (mobile), a Belgium mobile telecommunications operator
• Google Base, an online database provided by Google
• OpenOffice.org Base, OpenOffice.org's database module
• Budapest Aircraft Services, an airline based in Budapest, Hungary
• One of three connections on a transistor
• The binder which holds paint or other materials together
• The bottom of a building or other structure, often a foundation
• A part of some types of column, below the shaft
• A pedestal, supporting a statue or other item
• A lifter in a cheerleading stunt
• A slang term for the drug amphetamine
• part of the Marxist theory of Base and superstructure
• A series of baseball-derived euphamisms for sexual activity

See also

• Basic
• Basis

References

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