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What (who) is foundation - definition

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foundation         
The axiom of foundation states that the membership relation is well founded, i.e. that any non-empty collection Y of sets has a member y which is disjoint from Y. This rules out sets which contain themselves (directly or indirectly).
foundation         
¦ noun
1. the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.
2. an underlying basis or principle.
[often with negative] justification or reason.
3. the action of founding an institution or organization.
an institution established with an endowment.
4. a cream or powder applied to the face as a base for other make-up.
Derivatives
foundational adjective
Foundation         
·noun The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
II. Foundation ·noun That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
III. Foundation ·noun A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
IV. Foundation ·noun That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis.
V. Foundation ·noun The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, ·noun) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

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Foundation

Foundation may refer to:

  • Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization
    • Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S.
    • Private foundation, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cause, might not qualify as a public charity by government standards
  • Foundation (cosmetics), a multi-coloured makeup applied to the face
  • Foundation (evidence), a legal term
  • Foundation (engineering), the element of a structure which connects it to the ground, and transfers loads from the structure to the ground
Examples of use of foundation
1. Fordham foundation: http://www.edexcellence.net/foundation/global/index.cfm
2. Foundation that coordinates with the Gates Foundation.
3. Lay a foundation "Concealer should always follow foundation.
4. They did not say Leavitt‘s foundation committed any wrongdoing foundation.
5. Six year later, he founded the Heritage Foundation, and the next year the Free Congress Foundation.