Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word PRIMITIVE

PRIMITIVE

Definitions of PRIMITIVE

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