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fundamental
[ fuhn-duh-men-tl ]
adjective
- serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying:
fundamental principles;
the fundamental structure.
Synonyms: ,
- of, relating to, or affecting the foundation or basis:
a fundamental revision.
- being an original or primary source:
a fundamental idea.
- Music. (of a chord) having its root as its lowest note.
noun
- a basic principle, rule, law, or the like, that serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part:
to master the fundamentals of a trade.
- Also called fundamental note,. Music.
- the root of a chord.
- the generator of a series of harmonics.
- Physics. the component of lowest frequency in a composite wave.
fundamental
/ ˌʌԻəˈɛԳə /
adjective
- of, involving, or comprising a foundation; basic
- of, involving, or comprising a source; primary
- music denoting or relating to the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series
- of or concerned with the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration
noun
- a principle, law, etc, that serves as the basis of an idea or system
- the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series
- the bass note of a chord in root position
- Also calledfundamental frequencyfirst harmonic physics
- the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration
- the frequency of this component
Derived Forms
- ˌڳܲԻ岹ˈٲٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڳܲ·岹··ٲ··ٲ [fuhn-d, uh, -men-, tal, -i-tee], ڳܲ·岹··ٲ·Ա noun
- ڳܲ·岹··ٲ· adverb
- ԴDz·ڳܲ·岹··ٲ adjective noun
- non·ڳܲ·岹··ٲ· adverb
- ܲ·ڳܲ·岹··ٲ adjective
- un·ڳܲ·岹··ٲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of fundamental1
Example Sentences
And that baseline, grounded both in Constitutional history and modern economic theory, is a fundamental requirement of a just society.
The fundamental issue is that even if Australia stockpiles more critical minerals, the refining process of rare earths will still largely be controlled by China.
Secretary of State Hilary Benn said he has "listened carefully" to concerns over current structures for investigating Troubles killings and he remained committed to "fundamental reform".
One fundamental problem with our current diagnostic approach is that the tools we use were primarily developed based on research conducted on white male children.
“The budget cuts and proposed layoffs threaten this fundamental goal.”
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