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   Fun·da·men·tal

   /ˌfəndəˈmen(t)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. forming a necessary base or core; of central importance: "the protection of fundamental human rights"
   • ▪ affecting or relating to the essential nature of something or the crucial point about an issue: "the fundamental problem remains that of the housing shortage"
   • ▪ so basic as to be hard to alter, resolve, or overcome: "the theories are based on a fundamental error"

   noun

   • 1. a central or primary rule or principle on which something is based: "two courses cover the fundamentals of microbiology"
   • ▪ a fundamental note, tone, or frequency.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French fondamental, or late Latin fundamentalis, from Latin fundamentum, from fundare ‘to found’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fundamentality noun

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   Learn the meaning of fundamental as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Fundamental can mean serving as a basis, supporting existence, or determining essential structure or function.

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   What does fundamental mean?

   • 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.

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   What is the plural of fundamental?

   • adjective: (= basic) [question, problem, principle] fundamental; (= profound, great) [change, difference] fundamental; (= essential) fundamental, esencial [...] ● plural noun: the fundamentals: los fundamentos [...]

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   What is the difference between essential and fundamental?

   • essential implies belonging to the very nature of a thing and therefore being incapable of removal without destroying the thing itself or its character. fundamental applies to something that is a foundation without which an entire system or complex whole would collapse.

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   What is a fundamental human right?

   • You use fundamental to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or essential. They affect the basic nature of other things or are the most important element upon which other things depend. Our constitution embodies all the fundamental principles of democracy. A fundamental human right is being withheld from these people.

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   FUNDAMENTAL definition: 1. forming the base, from which everything else develops: 2. more important than anything else…. Learn more.

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   being or involving basic facts or principles. “the fundamental laws of the universe” “a fundamental incompatibility between them” synonyms: foundational, rudimentary, underlying. basic. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis. adjective. far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something.

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   Fundamental definition: serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying. See examples of FUNDAMENTAL used in a sentence.

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   fundamental. You use fundamental to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or essential. They affect the basic nature of other things or are the most important element upon which other things depend. Our constitution embodies all the fundamental principles of democracy.

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   Definition of fundamental adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    You use fundamental to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or essential. They affect the basic nature of other things or are the most important element upon which other things depend.