Do the terms ocean basin and ocean floor mean the same thing?

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Answer: The ocean floor is just that--the rocky floor that the ocean is in. The ocean basin is the whole thing...Many people use the term 'ocean basin' interchangeably with the term 'ocean'. Many others use 'ocean basin' the way we use the word 'ocean' but use the word 'ocean' only when referring to all of the major ocean basins collectively. This concept is referred to as the 'world ocean'.

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