fundamental

adjective

  1. 1

    serving as an essential component

    a cardinal rule

    the central cause of the problem

  2. 2

    being or involving basic facts or principles

    the fundamental laws of the universe

    a fundamental incomatibility between them

  3. 3

    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

noun

  1. 1

    the lowest tone of a harmonic series

  2. 2

    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

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