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fundamentals vs first principles

first principles vs fundamentals

fundamentals and first principles both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fundamentals Yes No No No
first principles Yes No No No
As nouns, first principles is a hyponym of fundamentals; that is, first principles is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fundamentals:
  • fundamentals: principles from which other truths can be derived
  • first principles: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
Other hyponyms of fundamentals include alphabet, rudiments.
fundamentals (noun) first principles (noun)
principles from which other truths can be derived the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
Difference between fundamentals and first principles

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