FUNDAMENTAL

cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal

(adjective) serving as an essential component; “a cardinal rule”; “the central cause of the problem”; “an example that was fundamental to the argument”; “computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure”

fundamental, rudimentary, underlying

(adjective) being or involving basic facts or principles; “the fundamental laws of the universe”; “a fundamental incompatibility between them”; “these rudimentary truths”; “underlying principles”

fundamental, profound

(adjective) far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; “the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred”; “the book underwent fundamental changes”; “committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance”; “profound social changes”

fundamental, fundamental frequency, first harmonic

(noun) the lowest tone of a harmonic series

fundamental

(noun) any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business; “fundamentals include a company’s growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

fundamental (plural fundamentals)

(usually, in the plural) A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; an essential part

(physics) The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.

(music) The lowest partial of a complex tone.

Adjective

fundamental (comparative more fundamental, superlative most fundamental)

Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation.

Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary.

Synonyms

• groundlaying

• See also bare-bones

Hyponyms

• quite-as-fundamental

• not-quite-as-fundamental

Source: Wiktionary

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Fun`da*men"tal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fondamental.]

Definition: Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental truth; a fundamental axiom. The fundamental reasons of this war. Shak. Some fundamental antithesis in nature. Whewell. Fundamental bass (Mus.), the root note of a chord; a bass formed of the roots or fundamental tones of the chords.

– Fundamental chord (Mus.), a chord, the lowest tone of which is its root.

– Fundamental colors, red, green, and violet-blue. See Primary colors, under Color.

Fun"da*men`tal, n.

Definition: A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of the Christian faith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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