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fundamental

fun·da·men·tal

US/ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/ fairly common
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

being or involving basic facts or principles

  • “the fundamental laws of the universe”
  • “a fundamental incompatibility between them”
  • “these rudimentary truths”
  • “underlying principles”
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3.

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”
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noun

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • algebraic fundamental group
  • first fundamental form
  • fundamental analysis
  • fundamental constant
  • fundamental data
  • fundamental force
  • fundamental frequency
  • fundamental group

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