fundamental

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If scientists were able to observe one of these explosions, it could reveal all types of fundamental particles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

It also raises a fundamental question about any peace.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

We give our brains a sense of autonomy, control, mastery and a way of regulating our emotions, all of which are fundamental to our mental health.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The original sense of “bottom” survives in many words related to “fund,” including foundation, fundamental, profound and the medical term fundus, the area of a hollow organ that is farthest away from the organ’s opening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The new sense of the word ‘theory’ is fundamental to an understanding of what the new science claimed to do.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton