It's this new fangled meaning of basic. I have to accept it as given, but I sort of find it aggravating, maybe because I think of basic as a synonym of foundati

It's this new fangled meaning of basic. I have to accept it as given, but I sort of find it aggravating, maybe because I think of basic as a synonym of foundational or elementary. In the context of mathematics, calling something basic, foundational, or elementary needn't mean simplistic, stupid, or something for young children. People can add and subtract without grasping number theory. But again, just me complaining about you people's neologisms, and how basic is that?