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Phrases 119
- prime ministerThe chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.
- prime timeThe block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.
- prime numberAny natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.
- safe primeA prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime (the latter is called a Sophie Germain prime).
- prime factorA factor of a given integer which is also a prime number.
- prime contractorA general contractor.
- sexy primeEither of a pair of prime numbers that differ by six.
- prime cutA top-quality serving of meat.
- prime ringAny nonzero ring R such that for any two (two-sided) ideals P and Q in R, the product PQ = 0 (the zero ideal) if and only if P = 0 or Q = 0.
- twin primeEither of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two.
- prime ministersplural of prime minister: The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.
- prime numbersplural of prime number: Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.
- prime ribA cut of beef consisting of two to seven ribs; one of the nine primal cuts.
- prime fieldA field that contains no proper subfields.
- prime rateThe interest rate that large commercial banks charge on loans to customers with a high credit rating, i.e. those seen as at low risk of default.
- Prime Location
- prime idealAny (two-sided) ideal I such that for arbitrary ideals P and Q, PQ⊆I⟹P⊆I or Q⊆I.
- prime meridianThe reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.
- E-PrimeA modified form of English that eliminates the verb be and thus avoids the passive voice, intended to reduce the dogmatism of language and the likelihood of misunderstanding and conflict.
- almost primeA natural number for which there exists an absolute constant K such that the number has at most K prime factors.
- prime suspectA person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.
- prime of lifeThe period of one's mature life when one is at a peak of health and performance.
- prime number theoremThe theorem that the number of prime numbers less than n asymptotically approaches n / ln(n) as n approaches infinity.
- prime moverThe initial agent that is the cause of all things.
- Sophie Germain primeA prime number p where 2p+1 is also prime (the latter is called a safe prime).
Compound words 37
- primalBeing the first in time or in history.
- primetimeAlternative form of prime time: The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.
- primaseAn RNA polymerase involved in the initiation of DNA synthesis.
- backprimeThe ⟨‵⟩ or ⟨`⟩ symbol; a reversed prime.
- primenessThe quality or state of being first.
- misprimeTo prime incorrectly.
- primorialAny number belonging to the integer sequence whose nth element is the product of the first n primes.
- overprimeTo prime with too much fuel.
- superprimeAny of the subsequence of prime numbers that occupy prime-numbered positions within the sequence of prime numbers.
- primabilityThe property of being primable.