Main Entry:

²fundamental

Function:

noun

Date:

1637

1: something fundamental ; especially : one of the minimum constituents without which a thing or a system would not be what it is2 a: the principal musical tone produced by vibration (as of a string or column of air) on which a series of higher harmonics is based b: the root of a chord3: the harmonic component of a complex wave that has the lowest frequency and commonly the greatest amplitude