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fundamental in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- 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"
cardinal central fundamental key primal
- being or involving basic facts or principles
"the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
fundamental rudimentary underlying
- 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"
fundamental profound
noun- the lowest tone of a harmonic series
fundamental fundamental frequency first harmonic
- any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business
"fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"
fundamental
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