primary group
1Primary group — may refer to one of the following: *Primary cyclic group, a special kind of cyclic group in group theory *Primary group/Secondary group, a concept in sociology …
2Primary group/Secondary group — A primary group is a typically small social group whose members share close, personal, enduring relationships. These groups are marked by members concern for one another, shared activities and culture, and long periods of time spent together.… …
3primary group — Sociol. a group of individuals living in close, intimate, and personal relationship. Cf. secondary group. [1890 95] * * * …
4primary group — noun : a social group (as a family or circle of friends) characterized by a high degree of affective interpersonal contact and exerting a strong influence on the social attitudes and ideals of the individual contrasted with secondary group;… …
5primary group — /praɪmri ˈgrup/ (say pruymree groohp) noun Sociology a group of individuals living in close, intimate, and personal relationship, considered as a sociological unit …
6primary group — The lowest level of the multiplexing hierarchy in which a group of basic signals are combined by multiplexing …
7primary group — See Cooley , Charles Horton …
8primary — primariness, n. /pruy mer ee, meuh ree/, adj., n., pl. primaries. adj. 1. first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life. 2. first in order in any series, sequence, etc. 3. first in time; earliest; primitive.… …
9Group identifier (Unix) — In Unix like systems, multiple users can be categorized into groups . POSIX and conventional Unix file system permissions are organized into three classes, user , group , and others . The use of groups allows additional abilities to be delegated… …
10primary block — See primary group …
