English Dictionary

fundamental theorem

noun

(chiefly mathematics) A theorem (or, in non-mathematical fields, a commonly accepted hypothesis) considered to be of central importance to a specified field.

The fundamental theorem of calculus states that the derivative of a function can be found by evaluating the integral of its derivative.

意味（1）

(chiefly mathematics) A theorem (or, in non-mathematical fields, a commonly accepted hypothesis) considered to be of central importance to a specified field.

In this and the next chapter I return to the fundamental theorems of welfare economics. In this chapter I argue that the first fundamental theorem of welfare economics—asserting the efficiency of competitive economics—is fundamentally flawed.