elementary Definition
el·emen·tary (el′ə ment′ə rē, -men′trē)
adjective
- elemental
- of first principles, rudiments, or fundamentals; introductory; basic; simple
- of or having to do with the formal instruction of children in basic subjects elementary education
Etymology: ME elementare < L elementarius
elementary Related Forms
el′·emen′·ta·rily (el′ə ment′ə rə lē, -men′ter′ə lē) adverb
el′·emen′·ta·ri·ness noun
elementary Synonyms
elementary
modif.
Suited to beginners
primary, introductory, rudimentary, simple; see easy 2, introductory 1.Fundamental
foundational, essential, basic; see fundamental 1.
elementary Usage Examples
Preposition: for
everyone: By freezing frames and jumping to specific performances and explanations, mastering these tricks becomes elementary for everyone.
Modifies a noun
- particle: Quark Any of a group of elementary particles governing the nature of sub atomic matter.
- physic: Anyone interested in the world of elementary particle physics must get a copy.
- calculus: Students who have completed the course will have mastered elementary differential calculus, and understood its range of application.
- arithmetic: In elementary arithmetic the two-dimensional character of the paper is sometimes used.
- abelian: So far we have not used the fact that the characteristic factors are elementary abelian, but we will do so from here on.
- subprograms: The subprograms whose possible decomposition is not yet analyzed will be registered as Elementary Subprograms with a mark indicating this fact.
Modifying Another Word
- fairly: Whilst this makes it very accessible, it also means that most of its considerable bulk is dedicated to fairly elementary mathematics.
- however: This understanding is a picture of the whole, however elementary.
- relatively: However, it may be argued that these are examples of relatively elementary quality standards in project management.
- rather: The identity of the killer shouldn't come as too much of a surprise; it's rather elementary my dear Smokey.
- very: Now that the binaries of these very elementary tools are static, you can be sure they will work every time you need them.
- even: Yet it is causal, quite sensible, quite understandable even elementary.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: All this may seem elementary, even insulting to the student's natural good manners.
- become: By freezing frames and jumping to specific performances and explanations, mastering these tricks becomes elementary for everyone.
- provide: You sometimes get landed with providing elementary IT courses for new students.
- have: The Large section had Elementary, Starters, Novice and Senior.
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