fundamental meaning and definition

FUNDAMENTAL noun

Definition of fundamental (noun)

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
   • synonyms: first harmonic, fundamental frequency

FUNDAMENTAL adjective

Definition of fundamental (adjective)

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"
   • synonyms: cardinal, central, 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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: profound