fundamental

Noun
  1. Any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business (synset 107342658)
    "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"
    is a type of: factor - anything that contributes causally to a result
  2. The lowest tone of a harmonic series (synset 105727905)
    is a type of: harmonic - a tone that is a component of a complex sound
    same as: first harmonic, fundamental frequency
Adjective
  1. Serving as an essential component (synset 301280207)
    "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
    similar to: important, of import - of great significance or value
    same as: cardinal, central, key, primal
  2. Being or involving basic facts or principles (synset 301862358)
    "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
    similar to: basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
    same as: rudimentary, underlying
  3. Far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something (synset 302170349)
    "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"
    similar to: important, significant - important in effect or meaning
    same as: profound

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