fundamental

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the lowest tone of a harmonic series
  • Adjective:
    serving as an essential component
    being or involving basic facts or principles
    far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

Word Origin

fundamental (adj.)
mid-15c., "primary, original, pertaining to a foundation," modeled on Late Latin fundamentalis "of the foundation," from Latin fundamentum "foundation" (see fundament). In music (1732) it refers to the lowest note of a chord. Fundamentals (n.) "primary principles or rules" of anything is from 1630s.

Synonym

Example

1. Facebook 's problem is more fundamental .
2. Let 's cover some fundamental first .
3. They should also carry out some fundamental reforms .
4. By contrast , chinese intellectuals are still arguing about really fundamental issues .
5. This also ties in with another fundamental thing happening on the internet that I think about every day .

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