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