Primitive 90151 212439853 2008-05-14T20:49:33Z 82.33.99.229 added cryptographic primitives '''Primitive''' is a subjective label used to imply that one thing is less "sophisticated" or less "advanced" than some other thing. Being a comparative word it is also relative in nature. [[Indigenous people]]s and their beliefs and practices are sometimes described as "primitive", a usage that is seen as unhelpful and inaccurate by the vast majority of contemporary [[anthropologist]]s and similar professionals. There are also various political or theoretical concepts regarding the primitive condition, or its advocation. [[Primitive communism]] postulates a pre-[[agrarian]] form of [[communism]]. [[Anarcho-primitivism]] advocates a return to a primitive condition. [[Luddites]] had a related philosophy. {{wiktionary|primitive}} '''Primitive''''' may refer to: * [[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]], uncorrupted by the influences of civilization * [[Primitive communism]], according to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels * [[Primitive Baptist]], have an historical connection to an early 19th century controversy * [[Primitive (biology)]], characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution, cf. ''basal'' In '''mathematics''': * [[Primitive (geometry)]], the simplest kinds of figures * [[Primitive element (field theory)]] * [[Primitive cell]] (crystallography) * [[Primitive polynomial]], one of two concepts * Primitive function or [[Antiderivative]], ''F''′ = ''f'' In '''computer science''': * [[Machine code]], instructions and data directly understandable by a CPU * [[Primitive type]], datatypes provided by a programming language * [[Primitive (geometry)]], the simplest kinds of figures in computer graphics * [[Cryptographic primitive| Cryptographic primitives]], low-level cryptographic algorithms frequently used to build computer security systems In '''art''' and '''entertainment''': * [[Naïve art]], created by untrained artists * [[Neo-primitivism]], looks to early human history, folk art and non-Western or children's art for inspiration * [[Primitive (song)]], by Cyndi Lauper * [[Primitive (song)]], by The Groupies and covered by The Cramps * [[The Primitives]], a British indie rock band * [[Primitive (album)]], by Soulfly * [[Primitive Radio Gods]], an American alternative rock band * [[Primitivism]], an early 20th century art movement {{disambig}} [[de:Primitivismus]] [[el:Πριμιτιβισμός]] [[fr:Primitive (homonymie)]] [[it:Primitiva]] [[ja:プリミティブ]] [[no:Primitivitet]] [[sv:Primitivism]]