usage: a statement of fundamental facts or principles
2. fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock, principle
usage: principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"
Noun
1. basics, rudiments, fact
usage: a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
2. fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock, principle
usage: (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant