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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 51Թ 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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fundamental1
Example Sentences
"With Banksy, where he puts the art is fundamental," she says.
And in so doing, using the equation that underpinned his grand tariff reveal on the Rose Garden's lawns, the White House also turned its back on some fundamentals of both conventional economics and diplomacy.
We used an immersion blender, which was fun, but I still loved the fundamental simplicity of the bowl-and-whisk approach.
"Without addressing these fundamental issues, the system will continue to struggle."
This is a fundamental error: Ideologies are not platonic essences, existing unchanged beyond time and space.
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