Basic - Definition

adj 1: 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" [ant:
incident, incidental]
2: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible
without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a
canonical syllable pattern" [syn: basic, canonic,
canonical]
3: 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: basic,
introductory]
4: of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
n 1: a popular programming language that is relatively easy to
learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic
instruction code; no longer in general use
2: (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is
constant [syn: basic, staple]