Which of the following best provides the best definition of a Base Class?

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A Class that is usually derived from an abstract class

A Class that is usually intended to be instantiated with the keyword "new" and provided solely for the purpose of providing an outline for Subclasses

A Class that is NOT intended to be instantiated with the keyword "new" and provided solely for the purpose of providing an outline for Subclasses

A Class that provides a template for Subclasses and and so it is typically known as a Concrete class

A Class at the top level hierarchy of Subclasses that takes no arguments, has no constructors or methods because they are defined in the Subclasses that inherit it

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A Base Class serves the sole intent of providing an outline for the inheriting subclasses and so it is not intended to be instantiated. Although a simple Class can have all the characteristics of a Base Class and can be instantiated; in the world of inheritance a Class that is designated as a "Base Class" is not created with intent to have it instantiated.