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fundamental
(,f/@/nd/@/'m/E/nt/-/l )

adjective (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.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business(noun.event)
    Example:
    Fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure.
    source: wordnet30
  • the lowest tone of a harmonic series(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    first harmonic, fundamental frequency
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • serving as an essential component(adj.all)
    Example:
    An example that was fundamental to the argument.
    Computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure.
    Synonym:
    cardinal, central, key, primal
    source: wordnet30
  • being or involving basic facts or principles(adj.all)
    Example:
    The fundamental laws of the universe.
    A fundamental incomatibility between them.
    Synonym:
    rudimentary, underlying
    source: wordnet30
  • far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something(adj.all)
    Example:
    The fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred.
    The book underwent fundamental changes.
    Committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance.
    Synonym:
    profound
    source: wordnet30
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