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[fuhn-duh-men-tl] / ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl /




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Bringing the two together raises a fundamental question: what happens to familiar thermodynamic processes when quantum effects such as tunneling, entanglement, and superposition enter the picture?

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

"I think they would help answer the fundamental questions of physics that defy logic," he says.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Worship and faith are a fundamental part of our democracy, and they strengthen society.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

However, where Rizzo finds the most fundamental difference is in the fundamentals themselves.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Pardies had thus touched on a fundamental difference between Newton and the Royal Society of the 1660s and early 1670s: unlike Newton, the Royal Society favoured tentative expressions of opinion.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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