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primitive concept en · NOUN

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1. Synonym of primitive notion.
   • Every concept admitted in geometry is either a primitive concept, or else is obtained by a definition in terms of the primitive concepts. 1936, Arnold Dresden, An Invitation to Mathematics:
   • A primitive concept is essential to the representation of the specialty. A defined concept is built from one or more primitive concepts and one or more relationships. 2005, Rolf Engelbrecht, A. Geissbuhler, C. Lovis, Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-Informatics:

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primitive notion