elementary

adj 1: not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in

statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple

game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the

problem" [syn: {simple}, {uncomplicated}, {unproblematic}]

2: of the first stage of education and schools; "elementary

school"; "an elementary grammar" [syn: {elementary(a)}]

[ant: {intermediate(a)}, {secondary(a)}]

3: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need

for love and nurturing" [syn: {primary}]