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Fundamental
//ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl// adj, noun
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Adjective
- 1 Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation.
- 2 Essential; extremely important.
"a fundamental truth; a fundamental axiom; a fundamental element; fundamental principle; fundamental law"
Adjective
- 1 serving as an essential component wordnet
- 2 being or involving basic facts or principles wordnet
- 3 far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something wordnet
Noun
- 1 A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea. singular
- 2 the lowest tone of a harmonic series wordnet
- 3 A collection of essential component ideas that are often grouped together to serve as the foundational basis of a complex idea. plural
"one of the fundamentals of linear algebra"
- 4 any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business wordnet
- 5 The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.
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- 6 The lowest partial of a complex tone.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Late Latin fundamentālis, from Latin fundamentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), from fundus (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.
Etymology 2
From Late Latin fundamentālis, from Latin fundamentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), from fundus (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.
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