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Definitions for: Fundamental
[n] the lowest tone of a harmonic series
[adj] 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"
[adj] being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
[adj] 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: Fun`da*men"tal, a. [Cf. F. fondamental.]
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.
The fundamental reasons of this war. --Shak.
Some fundamental antithesis in nature. --Whewell.
Fundamental bass (Mus.), the root note of a chord; a bass
formed of the roots or fundamental tones of the chords.
Fundamental chord (Mus.), a chord, the lowest tone of which
is its root.
Fundamental colors, red, green, and violet-blue. See
Primary colors, under Color.
Fun"da*men`tal, n.
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.
Synonyms: basic, cardinal, central, first harmonic, fundamental frequency, important, key, of import, primal, profound, rudimentary, significant, underlying
See Also: harmonic
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