Definition of fundamental

adjective (a)

• 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. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business (noun.event)

  Example:
  Fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the lowest tone of a harmonic series (noun.cognition)

  Synonym: first harmonic, fundamental frequency
  

  source: wordnet30
• A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of the Christian faith. (noun)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• serving as an essential component (adj.all)

  Synonym: cardinal, central, key, primal
  

  Example:
  An example that was fundamental to the argument.
  Computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure.
  

  source: wordnet30
• being or involving basic facts or principles (adj.all)

  Synonym: rudimentary, underlying
  

  Example:
  The fundamental laws of the universe.
  A fundamental incomatibility between them.
  

  source: wordnet30
• far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something (adj.all)

  Synonym: profound
  

  Example:
  The fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred.
  The book underwent fundamental changes.
  Committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance.
  

  source: wordnet30

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