Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Primitivity

👉 Primitivity in mathematics refers to a property of mathematical objects that is inherent and fundamental, without any logical or conceptual content. This means that the properties of a mathematical object are independent of any axiomatic system or formal logic used for its definition. For example, the set of all real numbers (denoted by R) is primitively defined because it has no axioms or definitions that specify what it means to be a number or how it can be represented. Similarly, the real line

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