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Fundamental

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Noun

1. fundamental

any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business

Example Sentences:
'fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure'

2. first harmonic, fundamental, fundamental frequency

the lowest tone of a harmonic series

Adjective

3. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal

serving as an essential component

Example Sentences:
'a cardinal rule'
'the central cause of the problem'
'an example that was fundamental to the argument'
'computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure'

4. fundamental, rudimentary, underlying

being or involving basic facts or principles

Example Sentences:
'the fundamental laws of the universe'
'a fundamental incomatibility between them'
'these rudimentary truths'
'underlying principles'

5. fundamental, profound

far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fundamental

see synonyms of fundamental
adjective
1. 
of, involving, or comprising a foundation; basic
2. 
of, involving, or comprising a source; primary
3. music
denoting or relating to the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series
4. 
of or concerned with the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration
noun
5. 
a principle, law, etc, that serves as the basis of an idea or system
teaching small children the fundamentals of road safety
They agree on fundamentals, like the need for further political reform.
6. 
a. 
the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series
b. 
the bass note of a chord in root position
7. Also called: fundamental frequency, first harmonic physics
a. 
the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration
b. 
the frequency of this component

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fundamental

see synonyms of fundamental
adjective
1. 
of or forming a foundation or basis; basic; essential
the fundamental rules of art
2. 
relating to what is basic; radical
a fundamental alteration
3. 
on which others are based; primary; original
a fundamental type
4. 
most important; chief
his fundamental needs
5.  Music
a. 
designating or of the lowest, or root, tone of a chord
b. 
designating the prime or main tone of a harmonic series
6.  Physics
designating or of a fundamental
noun
7. 
a principle, theory, law, etc. serving as a basis; essential part
8.  Music
a. 
the lowest, or root, tone of a chord
b. 
the prime or main tone of a harmonic series
9.  Physics
the lowest frequency at which a system, as an air column or stretched string, will freely vibrate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fundamental

see synonyms of fundamental
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to the foundation or base; elementary: the fundamental laws of the universe.
b. Forming or serving as an essential component of a system or structure; central: an example that was fundamental to the argument.
c. Of great significance or entailing major change: a book that underwent fundamental revision.
2. Of or relating to the lowest possible frequency or the lowest frequency component of a vibrating element, system, periodic wave, or quantity: a fundamental chord.
3. Music Having the root in the bass: a fundamental chord.
n.
1. Something that is an essential or necessary part of a system or object.
2. The lowest frequency of a periodically varying quantity or of a vibrating system.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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