```ts
export function baseAmount(amount: number, unit: string, defs: Record<string, [number, string]>, base: string): number {
    if (amount < 0 || !Number.isInteger(amount)) throw new Error('Invalid amount');
    if (!(unit in defs) && unit !== base) throw new Error('Unknown unit');

    while (unit !== base) {
        const [factor, finer] = defs[unit];
        if (factor <= 0 || !Number.isInteger(factor)) throw new Error('Invalid factor');
        amount *= factor;
        unit = finer;
    }

    return amount;
}
```