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adjective
1.
serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
2.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the foundation or basis: a fundamental revision.
3.
being an original or primary source: a fundamental idea.
4.
Music. (of a chord) having its root as its lowest note.
noun
5.
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.
6.
Also called fundamental note, fundamental tone. Music.
a.
the root of a chord.
b.
the generator of a series of harmonics.
7.
Physics. the component of lowest frequency in a composite wave.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin fundāmentālis of, belonging to a foundation. See fundament, -al1
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin fundāmentālis of, belonging to a foundation. See fundament, -al1
Related forms
fun·da·men·tal·i·ty, fun·da·men·tal·ness, noun
fun·da·men·tal·ly, adverb
non·fun·da·men·tal, adjective, noun
non·fun·da·men·tal·ly, adverb
un·fun·da·men·tal, adjective
EXPANDun·fun·da·men·tal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. indispensable, primary.
1. indispensable, primary.
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