1 serious and very important; affecting the most central and important parts of sth:
There is a fundamental difference between the two points of view. * A fundamental change in the organization of health services was required. * a question of fundamental importance
2 ~ (to sth) central; forming the necessary basis of sth:
Hard work is fundamental to success.
3 [onlybeforenoun] (physics) forming the source or base from which everything else is made; not able to be divided any further:
a fundamental particle
noun [usuallypl.] a basic rule or principle; an essential part:
the fundamentals of modern physics * He taught me the fundamentals of the job.
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