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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  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).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
     Found to establish.]
     1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
        erect.
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     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
              . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
                                                    xxviii. 16.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
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     3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
        wall, including the base course (see Base course
        (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
            house, the whole substructure of masonry.
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     4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
        institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
        endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
  
     Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
        stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
  
     Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
  
     To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
        proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
        college.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
     Found to establish.]
     1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
        erect.
  
     2. 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.
  
              Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
              . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
                                                    xxviii. 16.
  
              The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
  
     3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
        wall, including the base course (see Base course
        (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
            house, the whole substructure of masonry.
  
     4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
        institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
  
              He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
        endowed institution or charity.
  
              Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
  
     Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
  
     Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
        stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
  
     Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
  
     To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
        proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
        college.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  foundation
       n 1: the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little
            foundation for his objections"
       2: an institution supported by an endowment
       3: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
          developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument
          rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base, fundament,
           groundwork, cornerstone]
       4: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of
          solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: base,
           fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure]
       5: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of
          knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced
          study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" [syn: grounding]
       6: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of
          the body [syn: foundation garment]
       7: the act of starting something for the first time;
          introducing something new; "she looked forward to her
          initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new
          scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern
          introduction" [syn: initiation, founding, institution,
           origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
          instauration]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  foundation
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (μτβ+αμτβ) το θεμέλιο, το υπόβαθρο, οτιδήποτε αποτελεί στήριγμα,
  συνιστά προϋπόθεση για την περαιτέρω ανάπτυξη πράγματος
     2 (countable) το ίδρυμα, ένας οργανισμός που ιδρύθηκε για να παρέχει
  χρήματα για συγκεκριμένο σκοπό
     3 (uncountable) η ίδρυση, η πράξη της ίδρυσης ενός νέου ιδρύματος ή
  οργανισμού
     4 (''(countable: 0=-), συνήθως στον πληθυντικό'') το θεμέλιο, το
  υπόβαθρο, η υλική βάση ενός κτιρίου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  foundation
     n.
     1 The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
     2 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; underbuilding.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  foundation
     n.
     1 The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
     2 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; underbuilding.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  foundation
     n.
     1 The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
     2 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; underbuilding.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  foundation
     n.
     1 The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
     2 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; underbuilding.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  foundation
     Englanti n.
     1 perustaminen
     2 perusta, perustus (rakennuksen)
     3 säätiö
     4 alusvoide

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  foundation
     n.
     (tagg: kat=kosmetika) smink i form av en flytande hudfärgad kräm
  eller ett puder som jämnar ut hudtonerna i ansiktet

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  foundation
     n.
     (tagg: kat=kosmetika) smink i form av en flytande hudfärgad kräm
  eller ett puder som jämnar ut hudtonerna i ansiktet

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  foundation /faʊndˈeɪʃən/
  agtergrond

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Foundation /faʊndˈeɪʃən/
  المؤسسة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  foundation //faʊnˈdeɪʃən// /[faʊ̯nˈdeɪ̯ʃn̩]/ 
  1. основаване
  act of founding
  2. фондация 2.
  endowed institution or charity
   3.
  legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution
  3. основа, фундамент
  lowest and supporting part or member of a wall
  4. основа
  that upon which anything is founded