• Anarcho-primitivism
  Anarcho-primitivism
  Anarcho-primitivism is an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization. According to anarcho-primitivism, the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural subsistence gave rise to social stratification, coercion, and alienation...
  
  , an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization
• Primitive culture
  Primitive culture
  In older anthropology texts and discussions, the term "primitive culture" is used to refer to a society that is believed to lack cultural, technological, or economic sophistication/development...
  
  , one that lacks major signs of economic development or modernity
• Noble savage
  Noble savage
  The term noble savage , expresses the concept an idealized indigene, outsider , and refers to the literary stock character of the same...
  
  , uncorrupted by the influences of civilization
• Primitive communism
  Primitive communism
  Primitive communism is a term used by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to describe what they interpreted as early forms of communism: As a model, primitive communism is usually used to describe early hunter-gatherer societies, that had no hierarchical social class structures or capital accumulation...
  
  , a pre-agrarian form of communism according to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
• Primitive Church, another name for early Christianity
  Early Christianity
  Early Christianity is generally considered as Christianity before 325. The New Testament's Book of Acts and Epistle to the Galatians records that the first Christian community was centered in Jerusalem and its leaders included James, Peter and John....
  
  
• Primitive Baptist
  Primitive Baptist
  Primitive Baptists, also known as Hard Shell Baptists or Anti-Mission Baptists, are conservative, Calvinist Baptists adhering to beliefs that formed out of the controversy among Baptists in the early 1800’s over the appropriateness of mission boards, bible tract societies, and temperance...
  
  , a religious movement seeking to retain or restore early Christian practices
• Primitive (phylogenetics) characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution, cf. basal
  Basal (phylogenetics)
  In phylogenetics, a basal clade is the earliest clade to branch in a larger clade; it appears at the base of a cladogram.A basal group forms an outgroup to the rest of the clade, such as in the following example:...
  
  

Meteorology

• Primitive equations
  Primitive equations
  The primitive equations are a set of nonlinear differential equations that are used to approximate global atmospheric flow and are used in most atmospheric models...
  
  , a set of nonlinear differential equations that are used to approximate atmospheric flow

Mathematics

• Primitive element (field theory)
  Simple extension
  In mathematics, more specifically in field theory, a simple extension is a field extension which is generated by the adjunction of a single element...
  
  
• Primitive element (finite field)
• Primitive cell
  Primitive cell
  Used predominantly in geometry, solid state physics, and mineralogy, particularly in describing crystal structure, a primitive cell is a minimum cell corresponding to a single lattice point of a structure with translational symmetry in 2 dimensions, 3 dimensions, or other dimensions...
  
   (crystallography)
• Primitive notion
  Primitive notion
  In mathematics, logic, and formal systems, a primitive notion is an undefined concept. In particular, a primitive notion is not defined in terms of previously defined concepts, but is only motivated informally, usually by an appeal to intuition and everyday experience. In an axiomatic theory or...
  
  , axiomatic systems
• Primitive polynomial
  Primitive polynomial
  In field theory, a branch of mathematics, a primitive polynomial is the minimal polynomial of a primitive element of the finite extension field GF...
  
  , one of two concepts
• Primitive function or Antiderivative
  Antiderivative
  In calculus, an "anti-derivative", antiderivative, primitive integral or indefinite integralof a function f is a function F whose derivative is equal to f, i.e., F ′ = f...
  
  , F′ = f
• Primitive permutation group
• Primitive root of unity; see Root of unity#Definition.

Computer science

• Language primitive
  Language primitive
  In computing, language primitives are the simplest elements available in a programming language. A primitive can be defined as the smallest 'unit of processing' available to a programmer of a particular machine, or can be an atomic element of an expression in a language.-Machine level primitives:A...
  
  , the simplest element provided by a programming language
• Machine code
  Machine code
  Machine code or machine language is a system of impartible instructions executed directly by a computer's central processing unit. Each instruction performs a very specific task, typically either an operation on a unit of data Machine code or machine language is a system of impartible instructions...
  
  , instructions and data directly understandable by a CPU
• Primitive data type, a datatype provided by a programming language
• Geometric primitive
  Geometric primitive
  The term geometric primitive in computer graphics and CAD systems is used in various senses, with the common meaning of the simplest geometric objects that the system can handle . Sometimes the subroutines that draw the corresponding objects are called "geometric primitives" as well...
  
  , the simplest kinds of figures in computer graphics
• Cryptographic primitive
  Cryptographic primitive
  Cryptographic primitives are well-established, low-level cryptographic algorithms that are frequently used to build computer security systems. These routines include, but are not limited to, one-way hash functions and encryption functions.- Rationale :...
  
  s, low-level cryptographic algorithms frequently used to build computer security systems

Art

• Naïve art
  Naïve art
  Naïve art is a classification of art that is often characterized by a childlike simplicity in its subject matter and technique. While many naïve artists appear, from their works, to have little or no formal art training, this is often not true...
  
  , created by untrained artists
• Neo-primitivism
  Neo-primitivism
  Neo-primitivism was a Russian art movement which took its name from the book Neo-primitivizm , by Aleksandr Shevchenko. In the book Shevchenko proposes a new style of modern painting which fuses elements of Cézanne, Cubism and Futurism with traditional Russian 'folk art' conventions and motifs,...
  
  , looks to early human history, folk art and non-Western or children's art for inspiration
• Primitivism
  Primitivism
  Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples, such as Paul Gauguin's inclusion of Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics...
  
  , an early 20th century art movement

Literature

• Primitive, a novel by J. F. Gonzalez
  J. F. Gonzalez
  Jesus F. Gonzalez is best known as an author, primarily of horror fiction . He has written many notable novels and has done collaborations with Bram Stoker Award winners Mike Oliveri and Brian Keene...
  
  
• Primitive, a novel by Mark Nykanen

Music

• Primitive (Cyndi Lauper song), by Cyndi Lauper
• Primitive (The Groupies song), by The Groupies and covered by The Cramps
• The Primitives
  The Primitives
  The Primitives are a British indie pop band from Coventry, best known for their 1988 international hit single "Crash".-Biography:The Primitives were part of the indie music scene of the mid-1980s alongside bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, the Soup...
  
  , a British indie rock band
• Primitive (album)
  Primitive (album)
  -Appearance:The track "Son Song" appears on the Valentine OST, although not included in the film.The track Mulambo appears in the movie The Forsaken .-Personnel:*Max Cavalera – Vocals, Guitar, Berimbau, Bass, Producer*Mike Doling – Guitar...
  
  , by Soulfly
• Primitive (Neil Diamond album), by Neil Diamond
• Primitive Radio Gods
  Primitive Radio Gods
  Primitive Radio Gods are an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor, who performs vocals and bass; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various additional instrumentation as well as much of the art that...
  
  , an American alternative rock band
• "Primitive", a song by Annie Lennox, from her album "Diva (album)" (1992).