fundamental
/ˌfʌn·dəˈmen·təl/ adjDefinition
› being the most basic or most important thing on which other things depend: fundamental beliefs/principles We need to make fundamental changes in the way we treat our environment. fundamentals /ˌfʌn·dəˈmen·təlz/ pl n › In the early grades, children learn the fundamentals of reading. fundamentally /ˌfʌn·dəˈmen·təl·i/ adv [not gradable] › Their economy was fundamentally (= basically) in good shape.
(Definition of fundamental adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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