basic idea

collocation in English

meaningsofbasicandidea

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basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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idea
noun
uk
/aɪˈdɪə/
us
/aɪˈdiː.ə/
a suggestion or plan for ...
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(Definition ofbasicandideafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbasic idea

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Thebasicideabehind shuffle is straightforward.
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Thebasicideabehind their two formulations is the same.
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This is thebasicideabehind the ripple method.
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Thebasicideabehind the proposal is as follows.
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In this paper we propose the followingbasicideaof a cross-hierarchy model based on the domain division method.
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Thebasicideafor the more general solution lies in a measure extension process.
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Thebasicideais to repetitively apply the min-max operator from every two individual syllables in order to generate a longer sequence of syllables.
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Thebasicideais to modify alignment settings step by step starting with the most basic ones.
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Thebasicideais to find a logical operation or principle not yet considered.
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Thebasicideathat such spending is openended remains true.
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Thebasicideais to help those who are known to help others.
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Thebasicideafor the conference (and the book) was a good one.
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Thebasicideais as follows.
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Thebasicideahere is that while some choices might have an effect, they don't always have an effect.
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At least, that is thebasicidea.
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Thebasicideais that firms are assigned to two groups, group 1 and group 2, based on their previous compliance status.
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Thebasicideaseems to be something like the following.
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In all cases thebasicideais as follows.
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Thebasicideaof these approaches is to search the logical latent structure of features.
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