Usually means: Fundamentally, in the simplest form.
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adverb:  In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
adverb:  Essentially; mostly; pretty much.
adverb:  (filler) Used to refer to the most important or fundamental point that the speaker is making or to indicate a generalization or simplification; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word.

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