Primitive

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

• Primeval (disambiguation)
• Primordial (disambiguation)