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In [[geometry]] and other fields, a '''primitive cell''' is a specific type of [[unit cell]].

== Description ==

A primitive cell is constructed so that it contains only one lattice point (each vertex of the cell sits on a lattice point which is shared with the surrounding cells, each lattice point is said to contribute 1/n to the total number of lattice points in the cell where n is the number of cells sharing the lattice point).

A primitive cell is built on the primitive basis of the direct lattice, namely a crystallographic basis of the vector lattice L such that every lattice vector t of L may be obtained as an integral linear combination of the basis vectors, a, b, c.

Used predominantly in [[geometry]], [[solid state physics]], and [[mineralogy]], particularly in describing crystal structure, a primitive cell is a minimum volume cell corresponding to a single lattice point of a structure with translational symmetry in [[2 dimensions]], [[3 dimensions]], or other dimensions.

A [[lattice]] can be characterized by the geometry of its primitive cell.

== See also ==

[[Bravais lattice]]
[[Crystal]]
[[Geometry]]
[[Space group]]
[[Wallpaper group]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_cell Primitive cell] @ Wikipedia

[[Category:Geometry]]

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