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• Primitive Instinct — ( PI ) are a Progressive/Classic Rock band, formed in 1987 in Maidstone, Kent, England, by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Nick Sheridan, who still fronts the band today. To the uninitiated, a ballpark description of PI would be modern day… …   Wikipedia

• primitive culture — Introduction       in the lexicon of early anthropologists, any of numerous societies characterized by features that may include lack of a written language, relative isolation, small population, relatively simple social institutions and… …   Universalium

• primitive — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English primitif, from Latin primitivus first formed, from primitiae first fruits, from primus first more at prime Date: 14th century 1. a. not derived ; original, primary b. assumed as a basis; especially …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• primitive — /ˈprɪmətɪv / (say primuhtiv) adjective 1. being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life. 2. early in the history of the world or of humankind. 3. characteristic of early… …  

• 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( p m ). In other words, a polynomial F(X) with coefficients in GF( p ) = Z/ p Z is a primitive… …   Wikipedia

• primitive — adj. & n. adj. 1 early, ancient; at an early stage of civilization (primitive man). 2 undeveloped, crude, simple (primitive methods). 3 original, primary. 4 Gram. & Philol. (of words or language) radical; not derivative. 5 Math. (of a line,… …   Useful english dictionary

• primitive — prim|i|tive1 [ prımətıv ] adjective ** 1. ) at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology: a primitive society/tribe a ) relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants: primitive man/life… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• primitive — [[t]prɪ̱mɪtɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system. ...studies of primitive societies. ...primitive tribes. 2) ADJ GRADED… …   English dictionary

• primitive — I UK [ˈprɪmətɪv] / US adjective ** 1) a) at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology a primitive society/tribe b) relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants primitive man/life primitive… …   English dictionary

• primitive — primitively, adv. primitiveness, primitivity, n. /prim i tiv/, adj. 1. being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, esp. in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life. 2. early in the history of the world or of humankind. 3.… …   Universalium

• primitive — prim•i•tive [[t]ˈprɪm ɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) bio being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, esp. in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life[/ex] 2) bio early in the history of the world or of humankind 3) ant characteristic… …   From formal English to slang