A concept that cannot be defined in terms of other concepts. Also primitive notion

plural of primitive type

plural of primitive concept

(computing theory) Recursion to a fixed depth. / (computing theory) The operator 𝜌, that creates a new function from two functions g, and h, such that:

plural of Primitive Methodist

A member of an early evangelical form of Methodism.

The Irish language as attested from the fourth to the seventh centuries C.E. and written in the Ogham alphabet, the predecessor of Old Irish.

(embryology) A formation that occurs during the initial phases of embryonic development in birds, reptiles and mammals.

(mathematics, number theory) For a given modulus n, a number g such that for every a coprime to n there exists an integer k such that gᵏ ≡ a (mod n); a generator (or primitive element) of the multiplicative group, modulo n, of integers relatively prime to n.

A person in a developed nation who engages in body modification rituals and practices while making reference or homage to the rite of passage practices in "primitive cultures".