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consisting of fundamental and basic principles
- She had only a rudimentary understanding of the language, knowing just a few basic phrases.
- The survival guide equipped hikers with rudimentary skills such as building a shelter and finding potable water in the wilderness.
- The students were taught the rudimentary principles of mathematics, including addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
- The students practiced rudimentary techniques before advancing to more complex skills.
- The guide provided only rudimentary instructions for assembling the furniture.
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being in early stages of development
- The initial design of the building was in a rudimentary state, with basic structural outlines and minimal architectural details.
- With limited resources, the team crafted a rudimentary prototype to demonstrate the core functionality of their innovative invention.
- At the genesis of the coding project, the programmer created a rudimentary algorithm as a starting point for building a sophisticated software application.
- The technology is still in a rudimentary phase.