Sufficiently Defined vs Primitive Concept
This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.
Sufficiently defined
A concept is sufficiently defined if its defining characteristics are adequate to define it relative to its immediate supertypes. A sufficiently defined concept is defined in the context of its hierarchy. See main glossary entry for sufficient definition.
Primitive
A concept which is not sufficiently defined is primitive. A primitive concept is a formal logic definition that is inadequate to distinguish it from similar concepts. A primitive concept does not have enough defining relationships to computably distinguish it from more general concepts (supertypes).
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