"foundational significance" is an appropriate phrase that can be used in written English.
It is used to describe something that is of great importance or that forms a basis for something else. For example, "The teachers shared their insights on how the family unit has foundational significance in the development of healthy communities."
Foundations of Science focuses on methodological and philosophical topics of foundational significance concerning the structure and the growth of science.
The discovery that there is more than one geometry was of foundational significance and contradicted the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724 1804).
Creationists seriously mislead the public about the foundational significance of evolution within biology by portraying it as a "controversial theory".
To have any foundational significance it is also required that one can give a constructive argument for transfinite induction up to αT.
Set theory has entered its prime as an advanced and autonomous field of mathematics with foundational significance, and the expanse and variety of this handbook attests to the richness and sophistication of the subject.
However, Scottish educational authorities have decided to retain their focus on the youngest age group through their curriculum (Learning and Teaching Scotland 2010) which explicitly recognises the foundational significance of infancy and provides specific curriculum guidance for those working with the youngest children.
Focuses on foundational works and their significance for the choices that engineers make, both as students and as practicing engineers.
However, Cohen would not remain satisfied with his account of calculus' foundational concepts and their significance for a philosophical theory of knowledge.
The blend of research and practical application, the depth and breadth of the authors' experience, and their passion for community college reform are foundational aspects that contribute to the significance of the book.
Thayer (1898: 266, 530) articulates its significance in terms of two foundational principles of the law of evidence: first, without exception, nothing which is not relevant may be received as evidence by the court and secondly, subject to many exceptions and qualifications, whatever is relevant is receivable as evidence by the court.
The programme comes at a time when the significance of CRVS as a foundational tool to facilitate good governance, economic prosperity and the fulfilment of human rights, is being recognized both regionally and internationally.
