Things can usually be named at various levels of abstraction. Is that a plant? A tree? An oak? A White Oak? Within a social group, the word people most often use (70% or more of the time) is said to be at the "basic level."
Basic LevelThings can usually be named at various levels of abstraction. Is that a plant? A tree? An oak? A White Oak? Within a social group, the word people most often use (70% or more of the time) is said to be at the "basic level."