definition of base?

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2006-11-04 10:49:18 · 2 answers · asked by Barbara R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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like the base of a triangle and a rectangle...
it is one side of your triangle and / or rectangle, nothing special, usually it is the horizontal side
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2006-11-04 15:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

Since this is in Mathematics I assume you're referring to base as in the base-10 numerical system, not as in the opposite of an acid. In that case, the base is the number of digits in the system. So the base-10 system has 10 digits, 0-9, and after that you have 2-digit numbers. the base-2, or binary, system has two digits, 0 and 1.

2006-11-04 18:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Amy F 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋