Underpinning

/ˌʌndəpˈɪnɪŋ/

/ˈəndɝˌpɪnɪŋ/

Underpinning

a set of opinions, motives, or ideas that serve as a foundation of an argument, claim, etc.

Examples

1. The blockchain is the underpinning of all of this change.

2. And, historically, the underpinnings lie in the complex nature of the land tenure on Native reservations.

3. We understand the biologic underpinnings of cancer.

4. Also the Android underpinnings here are built on the older Marshmallow.