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Subbasin vs Subbasis - What's the difference?

subbasin | subbasis |

As nouns the difference between subbasin and subbasis

is that subbasin is (geography) a basin within a larger basin while subbasis is (mathematics) a subbase (subcollection of a topological space).

subbasin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geography) A basin within a larger basin.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=May 14, author=Felicity Barringer, title=Rising Calls to Regulate California Groundwater, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Since 2006 the surface of the aquifer, in the Kaweah subbasin of the San Joaquin basin, has dropped 50 feet as farmers pumped deeper, Mr. Watte says. }}

    subbasis

    English

    Noun

    (subbases)
  • (mathematics) A subbase (subcollection of a topological space).