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What does primitive mean?

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Noun
  1. (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
  2. A member of a primitive society.
  3. A simple-minded person.
  4. (computing) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
  5. (computing) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
  6. A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
  7. (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
  2. Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
  3. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) Crude, obsolete.
  4. (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
  5. (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
  6. (mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type
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