Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fundamentals

1 sense of fundamentals

Sense 1
fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock -- (principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics")
       => principle -- (a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fundamental

2 senses of fundamental

Sense 1
fundamental -- (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")
       => factor -- (anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome")

Sense 2
fundamental, fundamental frequency, first harmonic -- (the lowest tone of a harmonic series)
       => harmonic -- (a tone that is a component of a complex sound)