Literary notes about Basic (AI summary)
In literature the term "basic" serves as a marker for the essential or foundational aspect of a subject. It is used to denote the core principles underlying technical innovations—as seen in discussions of rocket engines or power plants [1, 2]—while also indicating the primary design or construction of tools and materials [3, 4]. At the same time, "basic" captures fundamental human traits and instincts, such as the elemental components of character, emotion, or even national identity [5, 6, 7]. The word also appears in discussions on education and communication, where it identifies the simplest framework or structure—whether in texts [8, 9] or digital content—and the critical, preliminary steps that underpin a larger system [10, 11].
- The H-1 liquid-propellant rocket engine was an outgrowth of the LR-79 which served as the basic power plant for the USAF Thor missile.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution - This series incorporated most of the basic principles and elements later used in all long-range rockets and space boosters.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution - The two pairs of cabinetmaker's dividers illustrated in figures 15 and 16 suggest significant changes in the design of a basic tool.
— from Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Peter C. Welsh - 48) capture in their basic design something beyond the functional extension of the craftsman's hand.
— from Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Peter C. Welsh - He understands the basic Stoic truth of subjective consciousness, which is to distinguish what is in our power from what is not in our power.
— from The Enchiridion by Epictetus - Nations rarely change their basic character in time of war.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger - There are two basic instincts in the character of the normal individual; the will to live, and the will to propagate the species.
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter - For the rest I have faithfully adhered to the original in the basic text, and in the variorum readings, except in one particular.
— from The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo by Thomas Nash - [This is the basic text of Sun Tzu on the Art of War.
— from The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi - We call this basic addressing format a Domain Naming System.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - It has a detailed explanation, BASIC source code for making the program UUDECODE.COM, and a DEBUG script for those preferring that.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno
