What exactly flex-basis property sets?

Question

Is there a difference between setting max-width or width to a flex item instead of the flex-basis?

Is it the \"breaking point\

Answer 1

Good article https://gedd.ski/post/the-difference-between-width-and-flex-basis/

flex-basis is: the size of flex items before they are placed into a flex container. It's the ideal or hypothetical size of the items. But flex-basis is not a guaranteed size! As soon as the browser places the items into their flex container, things change. Often times the flex container won't have enough space, or will have extra space, after all its items' flex-basis values are added up.