fundamental
//ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl//
Forms
- Plural
- fundamentals
- Comparative
- more fundamental
- Superlative
- most fundamental
Definitions
1.A collection of essential component ideas that are often grouped together to serve as the foundational basis of a complex idea.
- Absolute or Ultimate Truth.. may be for ever unattainable.. the fundamentals of to-day.. may in the fullness of time be displaced by still more fundamental conceptions.
2.The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.
3.The lowest partial of a complex tone.
4.A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea.
- Personal leadership is a fundamental of successful government.
1.Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation.
2.Essential; extremely important.
- A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2519
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Late Latin fundamentālis
From Latin fundamentum (“foundation”)
From fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”)
From fundus (“bottom”)
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.