fundamentally
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dəˈmɛn 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
Synonyms
1. indispensable, primary.
1. indispensable, primary.
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| —adj | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 5. | a principle, law, etc, that serves as the basis of an idea or system |
| 6. | a. the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series |
| b. the bass note of a chord in root position | |
| 7. | physics fundamental frequency, Also called: first harmonic |
| a. the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration | |
| b. the frequency of this component | |
| fundamen'tality | |
| —n | |
| funda'mentalness | |
| —n | |
| fundamentally (ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlɪ) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | in a way that affects the basis or essentials; utterly: the terms of engagement have been fundamentally altered |
| 2. | (sentence modifier) in essence; at heart: fundamentally, we want our lives to be safe |
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Word Origin & History
fundamental
mid-15c., "primary, original, pertaining to a foundation," modeled on L.L. fundamentalis "of the foundation," from L. fundamentum "foundation" (see fundament). Related: Fundamentally. Fundamentals "primary principles or rules" of anything is from 1630s.
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Example sentences
C fundamentally changed the way computer programs were written.
It is fundamentally irrational and beyond the reach of talk about features or price.
Continuing to use them in this way is fundamentally selfish.
And the digestive processes don't differ fundamentally between snakes and us.
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