[ noun ] a statement of fundamental facts or principles <noun.communication>
In the process, the rudiments of a stock exchange would develop.
For many who could not learn the rudiments of their faith in their officially atheist homeland, the ceremony Wednesday was the first real experience the holiday commemorating the release of the ancient Israelites from bondage in Egypt.
On Dec. 13, the state's high court agreed, saying the investigation "lacked the rudiments of fairness." Evidence revealed during the 1987 hearing showed contradictory testimony from other janitors _ all of whom were white.