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primitive notion

primitive notion noun: a concept that cannot be defined in terms of other concepts.

Noun

primitive notion (plural primitive notions)

  1. A concept that cannot be defined in terms of other concepts.
    • In geometry, points and lines are primitive notions.
    • We do not find the primitive notion of cause in the action of the will on our nervous and muscular organization, and much less in the force communicated by the muscles to external objects. A perfect paralysis of the muscles could not prevent the internal act of the will. The primitive notion of...1874, Louis Eugène Marie Bautain, Epitome of the history of philosophy, New York:Harper

Synonyms of primitive notion

Forms of primitive notion

pluralprimitive notions

Questions about primitive notion

What does primitive notion mean?
Primitive notion means a concept that cannot be defined in terms of other concepts.
What part of speech is primitive notion?
Primitive notion is a noun.
What is the plural of primitive notion?
The plural of primitive notion is primitive notions.

Words near primitive notion in the dictionary

  1. primitive element
  2. primitive elements
  3. Primitive Irish
  4. Primitive Methodist
  5. Primitive Methodists
  6. primitive notion
  7. primitive notions
  8. primitive polynomial
  9. primitive polynomials
  10. primitive recursion
  11. primitive recursive

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