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'''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.
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'''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
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