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Rudimentary vs Underlying - What's the difference?

rudimentary | underlying |

As adjectives the difference between rudimentary and underlying

is that rudimentary is of or relating to one or more rudiments while underlying is lying underneath.

rudimentary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or relating to one or more rudiments
    • I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry .
  • Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
    • His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping .
    His rudimentary driving skills meant that he was a danger on the road .

    Related terms

    * rudiment

    underlying

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • lying underneath
    • We dug down to the underlying rock.
  • basic or fundamental
    • Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
  • implicit
    • Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

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