fundamental applies to something that is a foundation without which an entire system or complex whole would collapse. vital suggests something that is necessary to a thing's continued existence or …

One way to enable speed is by distilling complex decisions down to the fundamentals, framing them in simple terms and committing to a decision quickly.

FUNDAMENTAL definition: serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying. See examples of fundamental used in a sentence.

Bedrock is literally a hard, solid layer of rock underlying the upper strata of soil or other rock. Thus, by extension, it is any foundation or basis. Used literally as early as 1850 in Nelson Kingsley’s Diary, the …

a principle, law, etc, that serves as the basis of an idea or system: teaching small children the fundamentals of road safety the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series

The fundamentals of something are its simplest, most important elements, ideas, or principles, in contrast to more complicated or detailed ones.

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are the fundamentals of education.

When asked what the fundamental, or essential, principles of life are, a teenager might reply, "Breathe. Be a good friend. Eat chocolate. Get gas money." Fundamental has its roots in the Latin word …

In his popular and influential textbook Principles of Physical Geology, first published in 1944, Holmes laid out a continental drift theory that was in its fundamentals the theory that prevails today. The …

The fundamentals include modularity, anticipation of change, generality and an incremental approach.