fundamental

fun·da·men·tal  (fnd-mntl)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to the foundation or base; elementary: the fundamental laws of the universe.

b. Forming or serving as an essential component of a system or structure; central: an example that was fundamental to the argument.

c. Of great significance or entailing major change: a book that underwent fundamental revision.

2. Physics

a. Of or relating to the component of lowest frequency of a periodic wave or quantity.

b. Of or relating to the lowest possible frequency of a vibrating element or system.

3. Music Having the root in the bass: a fundamental chord.

n.

1. Something that is an essential or necessary part of a system or object.

2. Music The first harmonic in a harmonic series; the lowest harmonic.

3. Physics The lowest frequency of a periodically varying quantity or of a vibrating system.

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funda·mental·ly adv.

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fundamental [ˌfʌndəˈmɛnt^əl]

adj

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. (Physics / General Physics) of or concerned with the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration

n

1. a principle, law, etc., that serves as the basis of an idea or system

2. (Music, other)

a.  the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series

b.  the bass note of a chord in root position

3. (Physics / General Physics) Also called fundamental frequency first harmonic Physics

a.  the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration

b.  the frequency of this component

fundamentality , fundamentalness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fundamental - 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" factor - anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"
	2.	fundamental - the lowest tone of a harmonic series first harmonic, fundamental frequency harmonic - a tone that is a component of a complex sound
Adj.	1.	fundamental - 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, key, primal important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	2.	fundamental - being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" rudimentary, underlying basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
	3.	fundamental - 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" profound significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

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fundamental

adjective

1. central, first, most important, prime, key, necessary, basic, essential, primary, vital, radical, principal, cardinal, integral, indispensable, intrinsic the fundamental principles of democracy
central extra, advanced, secondary, back-up, subsidiary, lesser, incidental, superfluous

2. basic, essential, underlying, organic, profound, elementary, rudimentary The two leaders have very fundamental differences.

Translations

fundamental [ˌfʌndəˈmentl]

A. ADJ

1. (= basic) [question, problem, principle] → fundamental
they are being denied their fundamental human rights → se les está privando de los derechos humanos fundamentales

2. (= profound, great) [change, difference] → fundamental
it is a fundamental mistake to think that → es un error fundamental pensar que ...

3. (= essential) → fundamental, esencial
to be fundamental to sth → ser fundamental or esencial para algo
it is fundamental to our understanding of the problem → es fundamental or esencial para que entendamos el problema

4. (= intrinsic) [honesty, good sense] → intrínseco

B. NPL the fundamentals → los fundamentos, lo básico

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fundamental [ˌfʌndəˈmɛnt^əl] adj (= underlying) [principle, difference] → fondamental(e), essentiel(e)
to be fundamental to sth → être essentiel(le) à qch

(= far-reaching) [change, error] → fondamental(e)

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fundamental

adj

(= essential) issue, question, concept → grundlegend; reason → eigentlich; point → zentral; feature, part → wesentlich; fundamental principle/right/beliefs → Grundprinzip nt → /-recht nt → /-überzeugungen pl; fundamental mathematical concepts → Grundbegriffe pl → der Mathematik; of fundamental importance → von grundlegender Bedeutung; carbon is fundamental to life → Kohlenstoff ist für alles Leben grundlegend; fundamental to impressionism was the use of bright colours → die Verwendung von leuchtenden Farben war grundlegend für den Impressionismus

(= basic) problem, difference, contradiction → grundsätzlich; (= basic and deep) change, revolution, shift → grundlegend, umwälzend; (= elementary) mistake, error, flaw → grundlegend, fundamental; I don’t doubt his fundamental goodness → ich zweifle nicht daran, dass er im Grunde ein guter Mensch ist; his fundamental ignorance of this subject → seine fundamentale Unkenntnis auf diesem Gebiet; fundamental structure/form → Grundstruktur f → /-form f; fundamental research → Grundlagenforschung f

(Mus) → Grund-; fundamental note/frequency → Grundton m → /-frequenz f

pl fundamentals (of subject) → Grundbegriffe pl; (of a problem) → Grundlagen pl; the fundamentals of physics → die Grundbegriffe pl → der Physik; to get down to (the) fundamentals → bis zu den Grundlagen vordringen

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fundamental [ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl] adj → fondamentale
his fundamental honesty → la sua innata onestà

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fundamental

adj fundamental [fandəˈmentl]

of great importance; essential; basic Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society. fundamenteel أصْلي ، جَوْهَري ،أوَّلي، أساسي фундаментален podstatný, základní afgørende; fundamental grundlegend βασικός, θεμελιώδης fundamental põhiline اساسی perustavanlaatuinen fondamental בְּסִיסִי मूलभूत osnovan, bitan, temeljni alapvető sangat penting grundvallar-, undirstöðu- fondamentale 基本的な 기본이 되는 esminis būtisks; pamata- asas fundamenteel grunnleggende, fundamental zasadniczy fundamental fundamental совершенно необходимый základný temeljnega pomena fundamentalan fundamental, grundläggande ที่เป็นพื้นฐาน temel, esas 十分重要的, 基本的, 基礎的 основний; істотний اساسی cơ bản; chủ yếu 十分重要的, 基本的, 基础的

n

a basic or essential part of any thing Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education. wesenlikhede أساس основа základ grundlag; fundament die Grundlage βασικό στοιχείο fundamento, piedra angular, aspecto básico alus پایه perusasia fondement(s) יְסוֹדוֹת मूल सिद्धान्त osnova, temelj alapelem dasar undirstaða, grundvallaratriði fondamento, base 基本 기초, 근본 pagrindas, pagrindinis dalykas pamati asas grondslag grunnlag/-trekk; (noe av) det grunnleggende podstawa fundamento fundament основа základ osnova osnova grund พื้นฐาน çok önemli, ana 基本原則 основи کسی چیز کا بنیادی حصہ quy tắc cơ bản 基本原则

adv fundaˈmentally

He was fundamentally honest. in beginsel بِصورة أساسِيَّةٍ поначало v podstatě i bund og grund im Wesentlichen βασικά, θεμελιακά fundamentalmente, básicamente, en esencia põhiliselt بطور اساسی pohjimmiltaan foncièrement בִּיסוֹדוֹ मूल सिद्धान्त से u biti, u stvari alapvetően pada dasarnya í grundvallaratriðum fondamentalmnte 本質的に 기본적으로 iš esmės būtībā secara asasnya in de grond prinsipielt, grunnleggende, fundamentalt zasadniczo fundamentalmente esenţial(mente), absolut в основном v podstate v bistvu fundamentalno i grunden, fundamentalt โดยพื้นฐาน esasen 基本上 в основному; істотно بنیادی طور پر về cơ bản 基本上