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Noun - '''primitive''' (plural primitives)
Noun - '''primitive''' (plural primitives)
*3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.
*3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.
*4. (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/primitive]
*4. (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/primitive]
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'''Primitive''' is a subjective label used to imply that one thing is less "sophisticated" or less "advanced" than some other thing. Being a comparative word it is also relative in nature.
'''Primitive''' is a subjective label used to imply that one thing is less "sophisticated" or less "advanced" than some other thing. Being a comparative word it is also relative in nature.
