Fundamental vs Mandatory - What's the difference?
fundamental | mandatory |
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.
Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary.
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, title= Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
* 1999 , Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Figments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind , page 276
Of, being or relating to a mandate.
(dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.
As nouns the difference between fundamental and mandatory
is that fundamental is 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 while mandatory is (dated|rare) a person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.As adjectives the difference between fundamental and mandatory
is that fundamental is pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation hence: essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary while mandatory is obligatory; required or commanded by authority.fundamental
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.}}
Derived terms
* fundamentalism * fundamentalist * fundamentality * fundamentally * fundamentalness * fundamental analysisSynonyms
* * See alsoExternal links
* * ----mandatory
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Attendance at a school is usually mandatory .
- This kind of immediate control structure we take to be characteristic of the tribe, and it leads to a rather rigid type of system in which 'every action not mandatory is forbidden'.
- Mandatory Palestine
Synonyms
* compulsory * obligatoryAntonyms
* (obligatory) optional * (obligatory) electiveDerived terms
* mandatorinessNoun
(mandatories)External links
* * *Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary*
The Oxford English Dictionary
