Fundamental

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of or relating to the foundation or base; elementary.
  • adjective. Forming or serving as an essential component of a system or structure; central.
  • adjective. Of great significance or entailing major change.
  • adjective. Of or relating to the lowest possible frequency or the lowest frequency component of a vibrating element, system, periodic wave, or quantity.
  • adjective. Having the root in the bass.
  • noun. Something that is an essential or necessary part of a system or object.
  • noun. The lowest frequency of a periodically varying quantity or of a vibrating system.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to the foundation; serving as or being a component part of a foundation or basis; hence, essential; important; original; elementary: as, a fundamental truth or principle; a. fundamental law.
  • See fundamental, n., 2.
  • The low tone generated by the tones of a chord. Also called fundamental note.
  • noun. A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; an essential part: as, the fundamentals of the Christian faith.
  • noun. In music: The root of a chord.
  • noun. The generator of a series of harmonics. Also called fundamental bass, note, or tone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation.
  • adjective. the root note of a chord; a bass formed of the roots or fundamental tones of the chords.
  • adjective. a chord, the lowest tone of which is its root.
  • adjective. red, green, and violet-blue. See Primary colors, under Color.
  • noun. A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, .
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of linear algebra.
  • adjective. Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental truth; a fundamental axiom.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the lowest tone of a harmonic series
  • adjective. far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
  • noun. any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business
  • adjective. serving as an essential component
  • adjective. being or involving basic facts or principles