Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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basic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
fundamental | Yes | Yes | No | No |
basic (noun) | fundamental (noun) |
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(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant | the lowest tone of a harmonic series |
any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business |
basic (adjective) | fundamental (adjective) |
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pertaining to or constituting a base or basis | being or involving basic facts or principles |
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base | serving as an essential component |
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something |
serving as a base or starting point |