English-Spanish translations for fundamental

• fundamental
  Ésta es una reflexión fundamental. This is a fundamental conclusion.
  Tuvieron un papel fundamental. They played a fundamental role.
  Es una cuestión fundamental para nosotros. This is a fundamental issue for us.

Definition of fundamental

• A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; an essential part
• The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform
• Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation

Examples

• one of the fundamentals of linear algebra
• a fundamental truth;   a fundamental axiom
• A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans

Related words

• fundamentally
• fundamentalist
• fundamentalism
• fundamentals
• fundamentality
• fundamentalistic
• antifundamentalist
• antifundamentalism
• fundamental particle