fundamental error

Examples (10)

• The scientist's theory collapsed because it was based on a fundamental error.
• Assuming the market would grow indefinitely was the company's fundamental error.
• The lawyer argued that the conviction rested on a fundamental error of law.
• It was a fundamental error to underestimate the opponent's strength.
• He realized too late that leaving his job without a backup plan was a fundamental error.
• The entire project failed due to a fundamental error in the initial planning phase.
• Her analysis contained a fundamental error, which invalidated all her conclusions.
• Many historians now see the treaty as a fundamental error that led to further conflict.
• The programmer spent days trying to fix a fundamental error in the system's architecture.
• The investigation revealed several fundamental errors in the safety procedures.