Fundamental may refer to:
* Foundation of
reality
Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, r ...
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Fundamental frequency
The fundamental frequency, often referred to simply as the ''fundamental'', is defined as the lowest frequency of a periodic waveform. In music, the fundamental is the musical pitch of a note that is perceived as the lowest partial present. In ...
, as in music or phonetics, often referred to as simply a "fundamental"
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Fundamentalism, the belief in, and usually the strict adherence to, the simple or "fundamental" ideas based on faith in a system of thought
* ''
Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality'', a 2021 popular science book by Frank Wilczek
* ''
The Fundamentals'', a set of books important to Christian fundamentalism
* Any of a number of
fundamental theorems
In mathematics, a fundamental theorem is a theorem which is considered to be central and conceptually important for some topic. For example, the fundamental theorem of calculus gives the relationship between differential calculus and integral calcu ...
identified in mathematics, such as:
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Fundamental theorem of algebra, a theorem regarding the factorization of polynomials
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Fundamental theorem of arithmetic, a theorem regarding prime factorization
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Fundamental analysis, the process of reviewing and analyzing a company's financial statements to make better economic decisions
Music
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Fun-Da-Mental, a rap group
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''Fundamental'' (Bonnie Raitt album), 1998
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''Fundamental'' (Pet Shop Boys album), 2006
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''Fundamental'' (Puya album) or the title song, 1999
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''Fundamental'' (Mental As Anything album), 1985
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''The Fundamentals'' (album), by Juvenile, 2014
* ''The Fundamentals'', by
Theo Croker
Theodore Lee Croker (July 18, 1985) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, producer and vocalist. He is a Grammy Award nominee, three-time Echo Award nominee, as well as a Theodore Presser Award recipient.
Croker has released seven studio al ...
, 2006
* ''Fundamentals'', an EP by
Raheem Jarbo
Raheem Jarbo (born September 3, 1977), also known by his stage names Mega Ran and Random, is an American underground nerdcore rapper, chiptune DJ, and record producer. In February 2015, he changed his stage name to Mega Ran, removing Random from ...
, 2005
Other uses
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"Fundamentals" (''Arrow''), an episode of the television show ''Arrow''
See also
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Fundamental Articles (disambiguation) Fundamental Articles may refer to:
*Fundamental articles (theology), a concept in Protestant theology
*Fundamental Articles of 1871 The Fundamental Articles of 1871 (german: Fundamentalartikel, cz, Fundamentálky) were a set of proposed changes to ...
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Fundamental constant (disambiguation) In physics, the term fundamental constant may refer to:
* Any physical constant which is part of an equation that expresses a fundamental physical law
* One of the fundamental dimensionless physical constant
In physics, a dimensionless physical con ...
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Fundamental law (disambiguation) Fundamental law(s) may refer to:
* Organic law, in particular,
** Constitution, in particular,
*** The Russian Constitution of 1906
*** The German Grundgesetz (more commonly translated as "Basic Law")
*** The four individual laws that together mak ...
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Fundamental matrix (disambiguation) Fundamental matrix may refer to:
* Fundamental matrix (computer vision)
* Fundamental matrix (linear differential equation)
In mathematics, a fundamental matrix of a system of ''n'' homogeneous linear ordinary differential equations
\dot(t) = A( ...
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Fundamental parallelogram (disambiguation) Fundamental parallelogram may mean:
* Fundamental pair of periods In mathematics, a fundamental pair of periods is an ordered pair of complex numbers that define a lattice in the complex plane. This type of lattice is the underlying object with whi ...
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Fundamental physical constant (disambiguation) Fundamental physical constant may refer to:
* A dimensionless physical constant
In physics, a dimensionless physical constant is a physical constant that is dimensionless, i.e. a pure number having no units attached and having a numerical value th ...
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Fundamental plane (disambiguation) The fundamental plane may refer to:
* Fundamental plane (spherical coordinates), which divides a spherical coordinate system
* Fundamental plane (elliptical galaxies)
The fundamental plane is a set of bivariate correlations connecting some of t ...
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