primitive
/หpษนษชmษชtษชv/- 1
An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
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A member of a primitive society.
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A simple-minded person.
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A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
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Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
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A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
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A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
Synonyms
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Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
โprimitive innocence; ย the primitive churchโ
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Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
โa primitive style of dressโ
syn:backwards - 3
Crude, obsolete.
โprimitive ideasโ
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Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
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Not derived from another of the same type
syn:imprimitive - 7
Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
syn:proto-
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