fundamental rule
31fundamental — 1. noun A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of linear algebra. 2. adjective Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation.… …
32fundamental — 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,… …
33fundamental — Synonyms and related words: AF, ab ovo, abecedarian, aboriginal, antenatal, audio frequency, austere, autochthonous, axiom, bare, basal, base, basement, basic, basilar, basis, bearing wall, bed, bedding, bedrock, beginning, bench mark, bottom,… …
34fundamental — [fʌndə mɛnt(ə)l] adjective of or serving as a foundation or core; of central importance. noun 1》 a central or primary rule or principle. 2》 Music a fundamental note, tone, or frequency. Derivatives fundamentality noun fundamentally adverb …
35golden rule — noun a) A fundamental rule or principle. It is all important to remember that naturalists have no golden rule by which to distinguish species and varieties. b) The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want …
36Gibbs' phase rule — Gibbs phase rule, stated by Josiah Willard Gibbs in the 1870s, is the fundamental rule on which phase diagrams are based. It provides the number of degrees of freedom for a given thermodynamic condition, that is: how many control variables… …
37golden rule — The golden rule is the most essential or fundamental rule associated with something. Originally, it was not a general reference to an all purpose first rule applicable to many groups or protocols, but referred to a verse in the Bible about… …
38golden rule — The golden rule is the most essential or fundamental rule associated with something. Originally, it was not a general reference to an all purpose first rule applicable to many groups or protocols, but referred to a verse in the Bible about… …
39Golden rule — The golden rule is the most essential or fundamental rule associated with something …
40cardinal rule — noun A fundamental rule, upon which other matters hinge …
