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'''Base''' or '''BASE''' may refer to:
* ''Base'' meaning [[bottom]], the lowest part of an object
* [[wikt:base|Base]] can mean negative, unfavorable or undesirable in nature. Bad; vile; malicious; evil.
In '''mathematics''':
*[[Base (mathematics)]], the number ''b'' in an expression of the form ''b''<sup>''n''</sup>, 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
*[[Bipolar junction transistor]], Base Switch that controls current in a transistor
*[[Beta-alumina solid electrolyte]], a fast ion conductor material used as a membrane in several types of molten salt electrochemical cells
'''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 (material)|binder]] which holds paint or other materials together
*The bottom of a building or other structure, often a [[foundation (architecture)|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 (Marxism)|Base and superstructure]]
*A series of [[Baseball metaphors for sex|baseball-derived euphemisms]] for sexual activity
==See also==
*[[Basic]]
*[[Basis]]
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