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Meaning in simple English
US /praɪm/
prime means: Best, most important, or especially suitable for a purpose.
adjective
Best, most important, or especially suitable for a purpose.
- The shop is in a prime location.
- Safety is our prime concern.
- This is a prime example of careful planning.
Describing a whole number greater than one that divides exactly only by one and itself.
- Seven is a prime number.
- Find the prime factors of twelve.
- Is ninety-seven prime?
Coming first in time, order, or a system.
- The prime meridian passes through Greenwich.
- The philosopher searched for a prime cause of all motion.
- A prime mover starts the chain of events.
noun
The best part or period of someone’s life or of something’s development.
- She is in her prime.
- The player was past his prime.
- He spent the prime of his career abroad.
A whole number greater than one that divides exactly only by one and itself.
- Two is the smallest prime.
- The class listed all primes below twenty.
- Can you find a larger prime?
Something used to prepare another thing for use or action.
- The gunner added a prime to the charge.
- A damp prime failed to ignite.
- The spark lit the prime first.
In backgammon, a row of occupied spaces that stops the other player’s pieces from moving past.
- She built a prime across six points.
- His pieces were trapped behind the prime.
- A lucky roll helped me break the prime.
The mark ′ used after numbers or letters in measurements and mathematics.
- A prime after a number can mean feet.
- Write a prime after the letter to mark its derivative.
- Two primes can indicate a second derivative.
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