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(satellite adjective) being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" |
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Synonyms: rudimentary, underlying |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: profound |
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(noun) the lowest tone of a harmonic series |
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Synonyms: first harmonic, fundamental frequency |
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Related Words: harmonic |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: cardinal, central, key, primal |
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