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How to pronounce fundamental in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms profound


the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred.
the book underwent fundamental changes.
committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance.
Type Words
Synonyms rudimentary, underlying


the fundamental laws of the universe.
a fundamental incompatibility between them.
Type Words
Synonyms first harmonic, fundamental frequency
Type of harmonic
Type Words
Synonyms cardinal, central, key, primal


an example that was fundamental to the argument.
computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure.
Type Words
Type of factor


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

Examples of fundamental

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It is aberrant to require government permission to exercise a fundamental right.
From the dailyherald.com
A single-quarter decline in productivity is hardly a sign of fundamental change.
From the businessweek.com
We think it's a group that will have a good fundamental story for the long term.
From the businessweek.com
A good first step for sure, but hardly the endgame of fundamental budget reform.
From the businessweek.com
He justly criticized a team playing badly and, worse, badly in fundamental ways.
From the suntimes.com
Your correspondent argued that Mr Hastings had made another fundamental mistake.
From the economist.com
Rather, they are a deep and fundamental way that humans make sense of the world.
From the theatlantic.com
The difference might look like a nuance but in reality it is pretty fundamental.
From the guardian.co.uk
Is our current financial system going to shock itself into a fundamental change?
From the economist.com
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  • 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"
  • Cardinal: 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"
  • The lowest tone of a harmonic series
  • Being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
  • 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"
  • (fundamentally) basically: in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
  • Fundamental is the thirteenth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).
  • Fundamental or Fundamental As Anything is the fifth studio album released by Australian rock/pop group Mental As Anything. The album, produced by Richard Gottehrer was released on Regular Records in March 1985, which peaked at #3 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums charts. ...
  • The fundamental tone, often referred to simply as the fundamental and abbreviated f0 or F0, is the lowest frequency in a harmonic series.