Basisaxiome Sei B\mathcal{B}B Basissystem eines Matroids MMM. Dann gilt: (B1) B≠∅\mathcal{B} \neq \emptysetB=∅ (B2) B1,B2∈B,e∈B1\B2⇒∃f∈B2\B1mit(B1\{e})∪{f}∈BB_{1}, B_{2} \in \mathcal{B}, e \in B_{1} \backslash B_{2} \Rightarrow \exists f \in B_{2} \backslash B_{1} \operatorname{mit}\left(B_{1} \backslash\{e\}\right) \cup\{f\} \in \mathcal{B}B1,B2∈B,e∈B1\B2⇒∃f∈B2\B1mit(B1\{e})∪{f}∈B