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canon, foundation (basis), necessity
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fundamental principle — noun principles from which other truths can be derived first you must learn the fundamentals let s get down to basics • Syn: ↑fundamentals, ↑basics, ↑basic principle, ↑bedrock • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fundamental theorem of arithmetic — Fundamental principle of number theory proved by Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1801. It states that any integer greater than 1 can be expressed as the product of prime numbers in only one way. * * * Fundamental principle of number theory proved… … Universalium
fundamental — fun|da|men|tal [ ,fʌndə mentl ] adjective *** 1. ) relating to the basic nature or character of something: a fundamental flaw/weakness (=something basic that is wrong): Some people see this as a fundamental flaw in his argument. fundamental… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fundamental */*/*/ — UK [ˌfʌndəˈment(ə)l] / US adjective 1) relating to the basic nature or character of something a fundamental flaw/weakness (= something basic that is wrong): Some people see this as a fundamental flaw in his argument. fundamental changes: We shall … English dictionary
fundamental — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. basic, essential, underlying, original, intrinsic, rudimentary. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Providing the foundation] Syn. basic, underlying, basal, radical, primary, first, underived, rudimentary,… … English dictionary for students
Principle of conferral — The principle of conferral is a fundamental principle of European Union law. According to this principle, the EU is a union of member states, and all its competences are voluntarily conferred on it by its member states. The EU has no competences… … Wikipedia
fundamental*/*/ — [ˌfʌndəˈment(ə)l] adj relating to the basic nature or character of something a fundamental principle/difference[/ex] There is a fundamental flaw in his argument.[/ex] We shall have to make some fundamental changes in the way we do business.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Fundamental Articles — • This term was employed by Protestant theologians to distinguish the essential parts of the Christian faith from those non essential doctrines, which, as they believed, individual churches might accept or reject without forfeiting their claim to … Catholic encyclopedia
principle — I (axiom) noun accepted belief, adage, admitted maxim, article of belief, article of faith, assertion, assurance, basic doctrine, basic law, basic rule, basic truth, belief, canon, conviction, credo, declaration of faith, decretum, doctrine,… … Law dictionary
Fundamental articles (theology) — Fundamental articles was a term employed by early Protestant theologians, who wished to distinguish some essential parts of the Christian faith from non essential doctrines. There were then a number of reasons for establishing such a distinction … Wikipedia
