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adjective
- 1. forming a necessary base or core; of central importance: "the protection of fundamental human rights"
noun
- 1. a central or primary rule or principle on which something is based: "two courses cover the fundamentals of microbiology"
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The meaning of FUNDAMENTAL is serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic. How to use fundamental in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fundamental.
forming the base, from which everything else develops: fundamental change We need to make fundamental changes to the way in which we treat our environment. fundamental difference It's one of the fundamental differences between men and women.
Fundamental definition: serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying. See examples of FUNDAMENTAL used in a sentence.
So if something is fundamental, it is a key point or underlying issue — the foundation, if you will — that the thing is built upon. Teachers argue that math fundamentals include memorizing the times tables and understanding long division.
You use fundamental to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or essential. Our constitution embodies all the fundamental principles of democracy. American English : fundamental / fʌndəˈmɛntəl /
1. of, involving, or comprising a foundation; basic. 2. of, involving, or comprising a source; primary. 3. (Music, other) music denoting or relating to the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series. 4. (General Physics) of or concerned with the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration. n.
Definition of fundamental adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fundamental meaning, definition, what is fundamental: relating to the most basic and important...: Learn more.
relating to the most important or main part of something: a fundamental change / difference. Training is fundamental to success. fundamentally. adverb. The world has changed fundamentally over the last century. (Definition of fundamental from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fundamental.
FUNDAMENTAL meaning: 1 : forming or relating to the most important part of something basic often + to; 2 : of or relating to the basic structure or function of something.
