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'''Primitive''' may refer to:
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==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, ''{{prime|F}}'' = ''f''
* [[Primitive permutation group]]
* Primitive root of unity; See [[Root of unity#General definition|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==
* [[Cryptographic primitive]]s, low-level cryptographic algorithms frequently used to build computer security systems
* [[Geometric primitive]], the simplest kinds of figures in computer graphics
* [[Language primitive]], the simplest element provided by a programming language
* [[Primitive data type]], a datatype provided by a programming language

==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 (Neil Diamond album)|''Primitive'' (Neil Diamond album)]], by Neil Diamond 1984
* [[Primitive (Soulfly album)|''Primitive'' (Soulfly album)]], by Soulfly 2000

====Songs====
* "Primitive", by Accept from the 1996 album ''[[Predator (album)|Predator]]''
* "Primitive", by [[The Groupies (band)|The Groupies]], later covered by The Cramps on the 1981 album ''[[Psychedelic Jungle]]''
* "Primitive", by Killing Joke from the 1980 album ''[[Killing Joke (1980 album)|Killing Joke]]''
* "Primitive", by Cyndi Lauper from [[A Night to Remember (Cyndi Lauper album)|''A Night to Remember'']]
* "Primitive", by Annie Lennox from the 1992 album ''[[Diva (Annie Lennox album)|Diva]]''
* "Primitive", by Róisín Murphy from the 2007 album ''[[Overpowered]]''

==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==
* [[Primitive (philately)]]
* [[Anarcho-primitivism]], an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization
* [[Noble savage]], a particular stock character in literature, i.e., a person uncorrupted by the influences of civilization
* [[Pre-industrial society]]
* [[Primitive communism]], a pre-agrarian form of communism according to [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]]
* [[Primitive culture|Primitive Culture]], an 1871 book by [[Edward Burnett Tylor]].
* [[Primitive Skateboarding]], a company located in Los Angeles

==See also==
* [[Primeval (disambiguation)]]
* [[Primitive Man (disambiguation)]]
* [[Primordial (disambiguation)]]

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