The phrase "as a basic element" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that is fundamental or essential in a particular context or discussion.
Example: "In our analysis of the ecosystem, water is considered as a basic element for sustaining life."
Alternatives: "as a fundamental component" or "as a core aspect".
BA 44 is considered as a basic element of emotional recognition.
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry has justified the action by citing the principle of reciprocity, which it described as "a basic element of international relations".
It is widely used as a basic element within cable constructions and capable of withstanding the rigors of installation.
To prevent the structural instability that may occur during the evolutionary optimization process, a brick element composed of six truss elements is designed as a basic element unit.
Estimating the productivity of construction operations, as a basic element of project planning and control, has become a remarkable target for forecasting models.
Plant architecture, as a basic element influenced by genetic and environmental factors, has an important effect on grain yield via light transmission in agroforestry systems.
So bombing them may also be seen as attacking a basic element of Israeli hopes.
As an example, a basic element with Id = 10 (PID controller) performs better on a processor core with better arithmetic features while memory is less important.
Maize or corn (Zea mays) is a plant belonging to the family of grasses (Poaceae) and is one of the most important cereal crops worldwide as human nutrient, a basic element of animal feed and raw material for manufacture of many industrial products [ 2].
Although rice is fundamental to Thai cuisine, the Thai have adopted many foods, such as noodles, that form a basic element of Chinese and Sino-Chinese cuisine.
Kripke (1980) famously argued that 'Water is H2O' is a posteriori but nevertheless a necessary truth, for given that water just is H20, the there is no possible world where THAT stuff is (say) a basic element as the Greeks thought.
