Fundamental

[fʌndə'ment(ə)l] or [,fʌndə'mɛntl]

Definition

(noun.) the lowest tone of a harmonic series.

(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'.

(adj.) being or involving basic facts or principles; 'the fundamental laws of the universe'; 'a fundamental incomatibility between them'; 'these rudimentary truths'; 'underlying principles' .

(adj.) 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' .

Editor: Martin--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) 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.

(n.) 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.

Checker: Scott

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Essential, primary, important, indispensable, radical, constitutional, organic.

n. Leading principle, essential part.

Typed by Dave

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Primary, important, indispensable, essential

ANT:Secondary, unimportant, adventitious, ascititious, nonessential

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Definition

adj. essential basal primary: important.—n. that which serves as a groundwork: an essential.—ns. Fund′ament the lower part or seat of the body; Fundamental′ity.—adv. Fundament′ally.

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Examples

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