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Plural of primitive

regular plural

The plural of primitive is primitives.

Forms of primitive

Singularprimitive /ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/
Pluralprimitives
Countablecountable

Primitives in a sentence

  • The Modular Games Benchmark currently contains two examples of gamemode primitives.2018, Benjamin Williams, James Jackson, Jason Hall, Christopher J. Headleand, “Modular Games AI Benchmark”, in Peter R. Lewis, Christopher…. From the entry gamemode
  • The quadball is one of the most versatile primitives in SWID.2017 July 21, Shyam Venugopal, “To Globe or to Quadball, that is the Question”, in The SOLIDWORKS Blog. From the entry quadball
  • However, the multibox tag is mapped to an array of strings or an array of other primitives.2005, Budi Kurniawan, Struts Design and Programming: A Tutorial, page 88. From the entry multibox
  • Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives.2014, Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori, Java 8 Pocket Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry autoboxing
  • In shared-memory languages for parallel programming, the model is one of a global flat store equipped with various synchronization primitives.1998, Michael Maher, Jean-Francois Puget, Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming — CP98, Springer, →ISBN, page 1, →ISBN. From the entry flat store

Meaning of primitive

  1. noun An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
  2. noun A member of a primitive society.
  3. noun Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.

Full definition of primitive

Questions about the plural of primitive

What is the plural of primitive?
The plural of primitive is primitives.
Is primitive countable?
Primitive is a countable noun.

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