Fundamental Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Fundamental

Meaning 1 : far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

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

    Synonyms : profound
Meaning 2 : being or involving basic facts or principles

    Example : the fundamental laws of the universe,a fundamental incompatibility between them

    Synonyms : rudimentary,  underlying
Meaning 3 : the lowest tone of a harmonic series

    Synonyms : first harmonic,  fundamental frequency
Meaning 4 : serving as an essential component

    Example : an example that was fundamental to the argument,computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure

    Synonyms : cardinal,  central,  key,  primal
Meaning 5 : any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business

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