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. 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 distinguishing ...
, 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
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
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 o ...
, 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 st ...
, 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 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")
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Fundamental matrix (disambiguation) Fundamental matrix may refer to:
* Fundamental matrix (computer vision) In computer vision, the fundamental matrix \mathbf is a 3×3 matrix which relates corresponding points in stereo images. In epipolar geometry, with homogeneous image coord ...
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Fundamental parallelogram (disambiguation) Fundamental parallelogram may mean:
* Fundamental pair of periods on the complex plane
* Primitive cell
In geometry, biology, mineralogy and solid state physics, a unit cell is a repeating unit formed by the vectors spanning the points of a lat ...
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Fundamental physical constant (disambiguation)
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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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