Primitive vs Atom - What's the difference?
primitive | atom |
An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to (derivative).
A member of a primitive society.
A simple-minded person.
(computing, programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
(mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=4 (rfc-sense) Crude, obsolete.
(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
(biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
(physics, chemistry) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. (Now generally interpreted as a figurative use of the physics sense, above.)
* 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross),
A very small amount (of something immaterial); a whit.
* 1873 , (Isabella Macdonald Alden) (as "Pansy"), Three People , Western Tract and Book Society (1873),
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(mathematics) A non-zero member of a (Boolean algebra) that is not a union of any other elements.
(computing, programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list. A scalar value.
In mathematics terms the difference between primitive and atom
is that primitive is a function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative while atom is a non-zero member of a Boolean algebra that is not a union of any other elements.As nouns the difference between primitive and atom
is that primitive is an original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to {{term|derivative}} while atom is the smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.As an adjective primitive
is of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.primitive
English
(wikipedia primitive)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
Derived terms
* primitivenessSynonyms
* backwardsatom
English
(wikipedia atom)Alternative forms
* atomus (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Katie L. Burke
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- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
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- "I have hardly the faintest atom of hope," answered this honest, earnest man.
- those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength
Synonyms
* See also * (small amount) see also .See also
* elementReferences
*archived version of Wikipedia page "Atom (disambiguation)"
