fun·da·men·tal /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/
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"
synset: fundamental
2. the lowest tone of a harmonic series
synset: fundamental, fundamental_frequency, first_harmonic
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"
synset: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal
2. being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
synset: 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"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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