primitive

Etymology
From, from , from , from ; see prime. .

Noun

 * 1)  An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to.
 * 2) A member of a primitive society.
 * 3) A simple-minded person.
 * 4)  A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
 * 5)  Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
 * 6) A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
 * 7)  A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
 * 1)  A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.

Synonyms

 * word: primitive word, radical, radical word

Derived terms

 * modern primitive

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: &, , , ursprüngliches Wort, Wurzelwort,  & ; Primitivum, Radicalwort, Radix
 * Latin: primitivum, vocabulum primitivum, vox primitiva, radix
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: alkukantainen ihminen
 * French: ,
 * Greek:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: первобы́тный челове́к
 * Turkish: ilkel insan


 * Bulgarian: примитив
 * Finnish: yksinkertainen ihminen
 * Portuguese:


 * Finnish: primitiivi
 * French:
 * Greek: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: primitiva
 * Russian:


 * Esperanto: primitiva komando


 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
 * 2) Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
 * 3) Relating to an art style characterized by asymmetrical shapes and faded colors.
 * 4) Crude, obsolete.
 * 5)  Original; primary; radical; not derived.
 * 6)  Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
 * 7)  Not derived from another of the same type
 * 8)  most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
 * 1) Crude, obsolete.
 * 2)  Original; primary; radical; not derived.
 * 3)  Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
 * 4)  Not derived from another of the same type
 * 5)  most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
 * 1)  Original; primary; radical; not derived.
 * 2)  Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
 * 3)  Not derived from another of the same type
 * 4)  most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
 * 1)  Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
 * 2)  Not derived from another of the same type
 * 3)  most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
 * 1)  most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
 * 1)  most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

Translations

 * Polish:

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: прыміты́ўны
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: sempel
 * Czech:
 * Danish: primitiv
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 原始的
 * Korean:
 * Latin: primitivus
 * Portuguese:, primitiva
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: baruwang
 * Ukrainian: приміти́вний

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1)  antiderivative