Definition of "prime"
- adjective
First in importance, degree, or rank.
First in time, order, or sequence.
First in excellence, quality, or value.
Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.
Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.
- noun
One of the daily offices of prayer of the Western Church, associated with the early morning (typically 6 a.m.).
The early morning.
The earliest stage of something.
The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.
The chief or best individual or part.
The first note or tone of a musical scale.
The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.
Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.
The symbol: ′.
- verb
To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
To apply a coat of primer paint to.
To be renewed.
To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.
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