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primitive

nounfemininegeneral usecommon/pɾi.miˈti.vɐ/pri·mi·ti·va

Definition

That which is original or earliest; a first form; a function whose derivative is a given function (Mathematics).

“Cave painting is a form of primitive art.”

“To solve the integral, one must find the primitive of the function.”

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