# primitives
Calculates the number of input primitives.
Inputs
- 
geometry
- Accepts a single geometry connection (unless the SHIFT key is held).
 
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minus one
- Sets whether to subtract 1 from the number of primitives output or not.
 
 
Outputs
- 
number of primitives
- The number of primitives.
 
 
Note(s)
- Other names for this node include: NumPrimitives, Number of primitives, and Amount of primitives.