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Base
/beɪs/noun / verb / adjective
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At its core, a base is the fundamental bottom layer or support of something, like the foundation of a building or the starting point in a system; in modern contexts, it also refers to a chemical substance that can accept protons or donate electron pairs, playing a key role in reactions, or in math, the radix of a number system like base-10 for everyday counting.
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Did you know that the ancient Babylonians used a base-60 number system around 1800 BCE, which is why we divide hours into 60 minutes and circles into 360 degrees, influencing modern timekeeping and geometry in ways we still rely on today?
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