define([], function() {

  /** Used as a safe reference for `undefined` in pre-ES5 environments. */
  var undefined;

  /**
   * The base implementation of `_.property` without support for deep paths.
   *
   * @private
   * @param {string} key The key of the property to get.
   * @returns {Function} Returns the new function.
   */
  function baseProperty(key) {
    return function(object) {
      return object == null ? undefined : object[key];
    };
  }

  return baseProperty;
});