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Basis of or basis for in mathematics
I read this stackexchange about whether to say "basis of" or "basis for". Does the answer given there (that both are correct, of is newer and for is still more common) apply to mathematics as well?
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Does something form the basis "of" or the basis "for" something else?
I am writing some technical documentation and I'm wondering whether of or for is the best word to use in the following sentence:
The framework and architecture will form the basis {of|for} our web ...
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