primitive cell
C41350
concept
A primitive cell is the smallest repeating unit of a crystal lattice that, through translational symmetry, can generate the entire crystal structure without any gaps or overlaps.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| periodic structure | 1 |
| primitive cell canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: primitive cell
Generated description
A primitive cell is the smallest repeating unit of a crystal lattice that, through translational symmetry, can generate the entire crystal structure without any gaps or overlaps.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Wigner–Seitz cell | — |
| photonic crystals | periodic structure |