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The word people use to make their opinion sound like physics.
means Forming the base or core of something, so essential that without it the whole thing collapses.
from From Latin fundamentum, 'foundation,' built from fundus meaning 'bottom' or 'base' — the same root buried inside 'foundation' and 'founder' (in the sinking-ship sense). The word has literally meant 'bedrock' since Latin times; English just started piling arguments on top of it.
- origin
- from Latin fundus, meaning bottom
- red flag
- often precedes an unprovable claim
- overuse
- politicians love it more than voters
- irony
- rarely means simple, usually means non-negotiable