Refugees in Syria Put Strain on Bulgarian Resources
Anyone in management requires, for transformation, some rudimentary knowledge about science — in particular, something about the nature of variation and about operational definitions. Numerous examples throughout the book illustrate how failure to appreciate the two kinds of variation, special causes of variation and common causes, and to understand operational definitions brings loss and demoralization.
At a time when neuroscience is growing exponentially, when students and money are pouring into laboratories around the world and researchers are mounting large-scale studies with powerful brain-imaging technology, it is easy to forget how rudimentary neuroscience was in the middle of the 20th century.
the rudiments
plural noun
the simplest and most basic facts about a subject or activity:
It only took me an hour to learn/pick up the rudiments of skiing.
rudimentary
adjective FORMAL
1 basic:
Her knowledge is still only rudimentary.
2 describes methods, equipment, systems, etc. that are simple and not highly developed:
SPECIALIZED Some unusual fish have rudimentary legs.
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As the poorest member of the 28-nation European Union, Bulgaria has
struggled to provide even rudimentary shelter to Syrian refugees.
At a time when neuroscience is growing exponentially, when students and money are pouring into laboratories around the world and researchers are mounting large-scale studies with powerful brain-imaging technology, it is easy to forget how rudimentary neuroscience was in the middle of the 20th century.
plural noun
the simplest and most basic facts about a subject or activity:
It only took me an hour to learn/pick up the rudiments of skiing.
rudiment  | (noun) The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural). |
| Synonyms: | ABC, ABCs, alphabet, first principle |
| Usage: | He mastered only the rudiments of geometry. |
rudimentary
adjective FORMAL
1 basic:
Her knowledge is still only rudimentary.
2 describes methods, equipment, systems, etc. that are simple and not highly developed:
SPECIALIZED Some unusual fish have rudimentary legs.
ru・di・men・tal, ru・di・men・ta・ry
━━ a. 未発達の, 基本の; 【生物】痕跡の（ある）.
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