foundational
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Today, the laws of thermodynamics are foundational knowledge for scientists.
From Science Daily
The film’s foundational message centers on ordinary people and immigrants rescuing one another through collective action, embodying the principle that “only we can save ourselves.”
From Los Angeles Times
But America’s embrace of liberty as its foundational ideal was a history-changing event, and it guided the evolution of the nation as well.
But Erikson immersed himself in the community for more than a year and, in 1978, published “Everything in Its Path,” a foundational work in the sociological literature and a finalist for a National Book Award.
Ramanujan's methods became foundational to modern mathematical and computational approaches for calculating pi, including those used by today's most advanced machines.
From Science Daily
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