basic idea
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The basic idea dates to a famous experiment performed by English physicist Henry Cavendish in 1798.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Even if your dinner destination doesn’t have the same rules, you can still borrow the basic idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
It is the same basic idea which made The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker a hit for Nintendo in the 2000s, and Sid Meier's Pirates a success before that.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The basic idea is these computers are now advancing technology and processing time and speed at an arc that is not commensurate with the arc of technological advancement over the past 100 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
At the opposite end lies “idea diffusion,” when you receive little more than the basic idea and have to reinvent the details.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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