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Primitive may refer to:
Mathematics
- Primitive element (field theory)
- Primitive element (finite field)
- Primitive cell (crystallography)
- Primitive notion, axiomatic systems
- Primitive polynomial (disambiguation), one of two concepts
- Primitive function or antiderivative, F′ = f
- Primitive permutation group
- Primitive root of unity; See Root of unity
- Primitive triangle, an integer triangle whose sides have no common prime factor
Sciences
- Primitive (phylogenetics), characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution
- Primitive equations, a set of nonlinear differential equations that are used to approximate atmospheric flow
- Primitive change, a general term encompassing a number of basic molecular alterations in the course of a chemical reaction
Computing
- Language primitive, the simplest element provided by a programming language
- Machine code, instructions and data directly understandable by a CPU
- Primitive data type, a datatype provided by a programming language
- Geometric primitive, the simplest kinds of figures in computer graphics
- Cryptographic primitives, low-level cryptographic algorithms frequently used to build computer security systems
Art and entertainment
- Naïve art, created by untrained artists
- Neo-primitivism, an early 20th-century Russian art movement that looks to early human history, folk art and non-Western or children's art for inspiration
- Primitivism, an early 20th-century art movement that looks to early human history, folk art and non-Western or children's art for inspiration
- Primitive decorating, a style of decorating using primitive folk art style that is characteristic of a historic or early Americana time period
- Primitive, a novel by J. F. Gonzalez
Music
- The Primitives, a British indie rock band
- Primitive Radio Gods, an American alternative rock band
Albums
- Primitive (album), by Soulfly
- Primitive (Neil Diamond album), by Neil Diamond
Songs
- "Primitive", by Róisín Murphy from the 2007 album Overpowered
- "Primitive", by Annie Lennox from the 1992 album Diva
- "Primitive", by Killing Joke from the 1980 album Killing Joke
- "Primitive", by The Groupies and covered by The Cramps
- "Primitive" (Cyndi Lauper song), by Cyndi Lauper
Religion
- Primitive Church, another name for early Christianity
- Restorationism, also described as Christian primitivism, is the belief that Christianity should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church
- Primitive Baptist, a religious movement seeking to retain or restore early Christian practices
- Primitive Methodism
Other uses
- Anarcho-primitivism, an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization
- Primitive culture, one that lacks major signs of economic development or modernity
- Noble savage, a particular stock character in literature, i.e., a person uncorrupted by the influences of civilization
- Primitive communism, a pre-agrarian form of communism according to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
See also
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