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Meaning of fundamental

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fundamental
      adj 1: 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" [syn: {cardinal},
             {central}, {fundamental}, {key}, {primal}]
      2: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the
         fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental
         incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths";
         "underlying principles" [syn: {fundamental}, {rudimentary},
         {underlying}]
      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"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing
         spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" [syn:
         {fundamental}, {profound}]
      n 1: 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"
      2: the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: {fundamental},
         {fundamental frequency}, {first harmonic}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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