built-in vs fundamental

built-in

adj
  • Being an essential and permanent part of something. 

  • Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra. 

  • Constructed as a non-detachable part of a larger structure. 

noun
  • Anything (such as a piece of furniture, or a software feature) that is built in, not added as an extra. 

fundamental

adj
  • essential; extremely important 

  • Related to a foundation. base, or basis; serving as a foundation. 

noun
  • The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform. 

  • A main or major principle, rule, law, etc. which serves as the foundation or basis of a system; an essential part 

  • The lowest partial of a complex tone. 

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