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, re ...
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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. I ...
, as in music or phonetics, often referred to as simply a "fundamental"
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Fundamentalism
Fundamentalism is a tendency among certain groups and individuals that is characterized by the application of a strict literal interpretation to scriptures, dogmas, or ideologies, along with a strong belief in the importance of distinguish ...
, the belief in, and usually the strict adherence to, the simple or "fundamental" ideas based on faith in a system of thought
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The Fundamentals
''The Fundamentals: A Testimony To The Truth'' (generally referred to simply as ''The Fundamentals'') is a set of ninety essays published between 1910 and 1915 by the Testimony Publishing Company of Chicago. It was initially published quarterly in ...
'', a set of books important to Christian fundamentalism
* Any of a number of
fundamental theorems identified in mathematics, such as:
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Fundamental theorem of algebra
The fundamental theorem of algebra, also known as d'Alembert's theorem, or the d'Alembert–Gauss theorem, states that every non- constant single-variable polynomial with complex coefficients has at least one complex root. This includes polynomia ...
, awe theorem regarding the factorization of polynomials
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Fundamental theorem of arithmetic
In mathematics, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, also called the unique factorization theorem and prime factorization theorem, states that every integer greater than 1 can be represented uniquely as a product of prime numbers, up to the ord ...
, a theorem regarding prime factorization
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Fundamental analysis
Fundamental analysis, in accounting and finance, is the analysis of a business's financial statements (usually to analyze the business's assets, liabilities, and earnings); health; and competitors and markets. It also considers the overall sta ...
, the process of reviewing and analyzing a company's financial statements to make better economic decisions
Music
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Fun-Da-Mental
Fun-Da-Mental is a British-based multi-ethnic hip-hop– ethno-techno– world fusion music group formed in 1991. The group is notable for its energetic fusion of Eastern and Western musical forms, for its outspoken political stance, and for i ...
, a rap group
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''Fundamental'' (Bonnie Raitt album), 1998
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''Fundamental'' (Pet Shop Boys album)
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''Fundamental'' (Puya album), 1999
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''Fundamental'' (Mental As Anything album)
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''The Fundamentals'' (album)
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, proposed constitutional reform in Austria-Hungary concerning Bohemia
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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 co ...
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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 ma ...
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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 w ...
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Fundamental physical constant (disambiguation)
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Fundamental plane (disambiguation)
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