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Definition of Primitive

Primitive
Primitive Prim"i*tive, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the first: cf. F. primitif. See Prime, a.] 1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church. ``Our primitive great sire.' --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress. 3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar. Primitive axes of co["o]rdinate (Geom.), that system of axes to which the points of a magnitude are first referred, with reference to a second set or system, to which they are afterward referred. Primitive chord (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of which is of the same literal denomination as the fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative. --Moore (Encyc. of Music). Primitive circle (Spherical Projection), the circle cut from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane. Primitive colors (Paint.), primary colors. See under Color. Primitive Fathers (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D. 325. --Shipley. Primitive groove (Anat.), a depression or groove in the epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of it. Primitive plane (Spherical Projection), the plane upon which the projections are made, generally coinciding with some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a meridian. Primitive rocks (Geol.), primary rocks. See under Primary. Primitive sheath. (Anat.) See Neurilemma. Primitive streak or trace (Anat.), an opaque and thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the vertebrate blastoderm. Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval; antiquated; old-fashioned.
Primitive
Primitive Prim"i*tive, n. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.

Meaning of Primitive from wikipedia

- up primitive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Primitive may refer to: Primitive element (field theory) Primitive element (finite field) Primitive cell...
- Primitives may refer to: Primitive (philately), crudely designed early postage stamps Primitive decorating, American art style The Primitives, 1980s English...
- Modern primitives or urban primitives are people in developed, or modern nations who engage in body modification rituals and practices inspired by the...
- In mathematics, the term primitive element can mean: Primitive root modulo n, in number theory Primitive element (field theory), an element that generates...
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- In computer science, primitive data types are a set of basic data types from which all other data types are constructed. Specifically it often refers...
- left primitive ideal is the annihilator of a (nonzero) simple left module. A right primitive ideal is defined similarly. Left and right primitive ideals...
- Primitive man may refer to: Archaic humans the caveman stock character the noble savage stock character Primitive culture as proper name: Primitive Man...
- ****ure Primitive may refer to: ****ure Primitive and Other Essays, a 1994 book by John Zerzan ****ure Primitive: The New Ecotopias, a 1994 short-story collection...
- In mathematics, a primitive root may mean: Primitive root modulo n in modular arithmetic Primitive nth root of unity amongst the solutions of zn = 1 in...