Определение prime(a) в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover
- prime
- First in excellence, quality, or value
This is a prime location for a bookstore.
- prime
- Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing
I'm threatening to build a prime here.
- prime
- One of the daily offices of prayer of the Western Church, associated with the early morning (typically 6 a.m.)
- prime
- A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number
3 is a prime.
- prime
- First in time, order, or sequence
Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals.
- prime
- Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals
- prime
- First in importance, degree, or rank
Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe.
- prime
- The chief or best individual or part
- prime
- The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height
- prime
- To apply a coat of primer paint to
I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat.
- prime
- The symbol: ′
- prime
- The earliest stage of something
- prime
- The first note or tone of a musical scale
- prime
- The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period
Once upon a time you dressed so fine. You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn’t you?.
- prime
- A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker
- prime
- Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands
- prime
- The early morning
They all as glad, as birdes of ioyous Prime .
- prime
- Having no integral factors except itself and unity (1 in the case of integers)
Thirteen is a prime number.
- prime
- To prepare a mechanism for its main work
You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump.
- prime constellation
- An ordered set of prime numbers having a constant difference between successive elements
- prime contract
- A contract entered into directly between the client and contractor (contracted provider of products or services.) Used especially of contracts involving government agencies or bodies, or entities such as educational institutions
- prime decomposition
- The factorization of an integer into prime numbers
- prime directive
- An order or mission which presents the overriding control over a course of action
We are, after all, discussing the prime directive of academic life and a vitally important rule of civilized life in general: Seek and disseminate the truth.
- prime directives
- plural form of prime directive
- prime factor
- A factor of a given integer which is also a prime number
- prime factor
- to reduce an integer to its set of prime factors
- prime factorization
- The factorization of a positive integer into its constituent prime numbers
- prime factors
- plural form of prime factor
- prime meridian
- The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured
- prime minister
- In a parliamentary democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government; usually the leader of the majority party
Yesterday we had a visit from the Prime Minister. (See usage notes.).
- prime ministers
- plural form of prime minister
- prime ministership
- the office of a premier or prime minister
This turning point in the evolution of the prime ministership came with the death of Anne in 1714 and the accession of George I.
- prime mover
- A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work
- prime mover
- The initial agent that is the cause of all things
- prime mover
- The front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches
- prime mover
- A military or heavy construction vehicle
- prime movers
- plural form of prime mover
- prime number
- Any natural number greater than 1 divisible only by itself and 1
Every natural number greater than 1 can be factorized into prime numbers.
- prime numbers
- the set of numbers which are prime
- prime numbers
- plural form of prime number
- prime of life
- The period of one's mature life when one is at a peak of health and performance
- prime time
- Spring
- prime time
- Showing during prime time
- prime time
- The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 19: 00 and 23: 00
- prime time
- A new period or time of youthfulness; the beginning of something
- prime-minister
- Attributive form of prime minister, noun
Only having just won the election, he already had a prime-minster attitude.
- prime-number
- Attributive form of prime number, noun
- prime-time
- Alternative spelling of prime time
- prime minister
- the head of the national government, the chief minister in some countries, including Australia
- prime
- {v} to put powder into the pan of a gun or cannon, to lay the first colors on in painting
- prime
- {a} first, principal, best, excellent
- prime
- {n} the dawn of day, first or best part, spring, height of perfection, first canonical hour
- prime cost
- The direct cost of a commodity in terms of the materials and labour involved
- prime of one's life
- (deyim) A time of one's life when maturity, power and vigor are greatest
- prime time
- Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing. The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period, for example, from 19: 00 to 21: 00 or 20: 00 to 23: 00 (7 pm to 9 pm or 8 pm to 11 pm)
- Prime Minister
- chief executive in a parliamentary system of government, person who is elected the head of a country, leader of a nation
- Prime Minister
- The leader of the government in some countries is called the Prime Minister. the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Miss Benazir Bhutto = PM, premier. the most important minister and leader of the government in some countries which have a parliament. or premier Head of the executive branch of government in states with a parliamentary system (see parliamentary democracy). The prime minister is the leader of the political party or coalition with a governing majority, and is formally appointed by the head of state. The office was developed in Britain by Robert Walpole; its powers were consolidated by William Pitt the Younger. The British prime ministry has served as a model for the heads of government in many Commonwealth countries, Europe, and Japan. The prime minister has appointive powers and is responsible for the government's legislative program, budget, and other policies. His term of office lasts until the next scheduled election or until he loses legislative support. In France, which has both a president and a prime minister, the president wields greater power but the prime minister controls the domestic legislative agenda. See also chancellor
- Prime Minister designate
- intended prime minister, person who has been elected to replace the current prime minister
- Prime Minister's Office
- government office for the head of state, government office which all others report to
- Prime Minister's Question Time
- a period of time each week when any member of the British House of Commons may ask the Prime Minister questions. There are often loud and angry disagreements during Question Time, which are broadcast on radio and television
- prime
- The morning; specifically R
- prime
- Six consecutive blocks, which together effectively prevent passage of the opponent's checkers Several consecutive blocks, such as a 4-prime or 5-prime
- prime
- at the best stage; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
- prime
- Lecherous; lustful; lewd
- prime
- A prime is an integer greater than 1 whose only divisors are 1 and itself
- prime
- The first guard or parry, in a high line on the side away from the sword arm, with the wrist pronated
- prime
- Early; blooming; being in the first stage
- prime
- used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"
- prime
- 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; said of a steam boiler
- prime
- A prime number is a number which has no factors other than 1 (called non-trivial factors) Thus 13 is prime but 15=3*5 is not prime A number which is not prime is called composite A polynomial which has no factors other than 1 is called irreducible
- prime
- A prime number is an integer larger than 1 whose only positive divisors are 1 and itself
- prime
- The act of applying a primer to the wall prior to installing wallpaper
- prime
- You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack The police will see me as the prime suspect!
- prime
- Initiating or restarting the water flow in a circulating system; usually accomplished by filing the pump volute by hand, turning the pump on and allowing the pump to disperse all air from the influent line
- prime
- To mark with a prime mark
- prime
- First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister
- prime
- A number having exactly two factors, 1 and itself For example: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 are prime numbers
- prime
- A natural number p greater than 1 is prime if and only if the only positive integer factors of p are 1 and p The first seven primes are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17
- prime
- The single weapon guard that protects the left cheek in modern fencing Specifically a sabre parry
- prime
- Marked or distinguished by a mark (′) called a prime mark
- prime
- You use prime to describe an example of a particular kind of thing that is absolutely typical. The prime example is Macy's, once the undisputed king of California retailers. = classic
- prime
- The application of a sealing primer coat on a window or door product in preparation for a paint finish Although primer helps protect the wood, it is not a weatherproof finish coat
- prime
- If someone or something is in their prime, they are at the stage in their existence when they are at their strongest, most active, or most successful. She was in her intellectual prime We've had a series of athletes trying to come back well past their prime. young persons in the prime of life
- prime
- insert a primer into a gun, mine, charge, etc
- prime
- See under Prime, a
- prime
- To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief
- prime
- the earliest stage
- prime
- You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality. It was one of the City's prime sites, near the Stock Exchange
- prime
- Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1
- prime
- Stands for prescribed right to income and maximum equity, a certificate that entitles the owner to the dividend/income from an underlying security, but not to the capital appreciation of that security
- prime
- The act of adding sugar or light dry malt to the beer after fermentation and prior to bottling This sugar gives the remaining yeast some food to eat, the result is carbonation!
- prime
- An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; denoted by [′]
- prime
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- prime
- Quality Reference to that which is above and beyond the ordinary
- prime
- To trim or prune, as trees
- prime
- a number that has no factor but itself and 1 the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest the second canonical hour; about 6 a
- prime
- {f} prepare for use, make ready; load, fill; carry out a preliminary and/or preparatory act
- prime
- To be renewed, or as at first
- prime
- first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"
- prime
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- prime
- If you prime someone to do something, you prepare them to do it, for example by giving them information about it beforehand. Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand Arnold primed her for her duties The press corps was primed to leap to the defense of the fired officials. = brief
- prime
- preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
- prime
- First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary
- prime
- The Prime Material Plane or someone from that plane Also a single prime-material world
- prime
- Parry #1; blade down and to the inside, wrist pronated
- prime
- the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds
- prime
- Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponents pieces from passing
- prime
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to at the best stage; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number
- prime
- {i} state of perfection; state of highest quality; state of prosperity; springtime; childhood; dawn, sunrise; prime number, number that is not divisible by any number except itself and 1 (Mathematics)
- prime
- See 2d Inch, n
- prime
- of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
- prime
- Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number
- prime
- cannot be divided by another number without having a remainder -- "Is 25,874 composite or prime?" (70)
- prime
- fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
- prime
- To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall
- prime
- the second canonical hour; about 6 a m
- prime
- To serve as priming for the charge of a gun
- prime
- insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc ) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
- prime
- is a primary element, the main peculiar feature of which is that its inner content is beyond the sense of our world
- prime
- - a composition such as black powder that is relatively easy to ignite that is mixed with water and a binder to form a slurry, then applied onto fuse or stars composed of something that is more difficult to ignite
- prime
- The first of the chief guards
- prime
- hence, the dawn; the spring
- prime
- A prime number
- prime
- That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part
- prime
- To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge
- prime
- The process of initiating water flow in a pump to commence circulation by displacing air in the suction side of the circulation system
- prime
- The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc
- prime
- to prime the pump: see pump. the time in your life when you are strongest and most active in your prime
- prime
- the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
- prime
- Ch
- prime
- preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine" cover with a primer; apply a primer to at the best stage; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number
- prime
- {s} principal, major, chief; central, main; select, choice, of the highest quality; initial, first; excellent, superior
- prime
- a number that has no factor but itself and 1
- prime
- First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth
- prime
- Having no common factor; used with to; as, 12 is prime to 25
- prime
- The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection
- prime
- of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number"
- prime
- The second lowest of the five low partials of a bell This partial is variously called the fundamental, the extra or the second partial
- prime a witness
- coach a witness, instruct a witness in what to say
- prime cause
- main cause, main reason
- prime coat
- A sealer coat of adhesive or tile sealant that keeps the substrate from drawing moisture out of the tile adhesive
- prime coat
- A coating of asphalt oil either cutback or specialized emulsion, used to seal the sub-base and/or base material and enhance bonding to the asphalt course
- prime coat
- Primer
- prime coat
- The first coat of paint in an application that consists of two or more coats
- prime contract
- A contract awarded directly by the Federal government
- prime contract
- A contract let by a GCA to a contractor for a legitimate government purpose
- prime debtor
- factor that directly took on the obligation of a financial debt
- prime factor
- the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
- prime factor
- A prime number that is a factor of another number is called a prime factor of that number
- prime factor
- number that can divide into another with no remainder but cannot itself be divided without having a remainder -- " write down each prime factor zero times " (164)
- prime factor
- main cause, main factor
- prime factorization
- The prime factorization of a number is the expression of that number as a product of its prime factors
- prime factorization
- Prime factorization is finding the factors of a number that are all prime Here's how you do it: Find 2 factors of your number Then look at your 2 factors and determine if one or both of them is not prime If it is not a prime factor it Repeat this process until all your factors are prime Here's an example: Find the prime factors of the number 84: 84 / \ 42 x 2 (84 is 42 times 2) / \ 21 x 2 (42 is 21 times 2) / \ 7 x 3 (21 is 7 times 3) (7 and 3 are both prime, so we stop!) So the prime factors of 84 are 7 x 3 x 2 x 2 Now, here's a problem for you: Find the prime factors of 60
- prime factorization
- (see also Prime factored form above) The expression of a composite number as a product of its prime factors
- prime factorization
- A composite number expressed as a product of prime factors For example: 36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
- prime factorization
- Calculation of all prime factors in a number Example: The prime factors of 84 are 7 x 3 x 2 x 2
- prime factorization
- Decomposing a number (or algebraic expression) into a product of primes
- prime interest
- low rate of interest charged by banks to large accounts
- prime interest rate
- low rate of interest charged by banks to large accounts
- prime interest rate
- the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings
- prime meridian
- the meridian that is the starting point for measuring distances to the east or west The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees and runs through the city (among others) of Greenwich, England
- prime meridian
- The location from which meridians of longitude are measured Has the measure of O degrees of longitude The prime meridian was selected by international agreement to run through Greenwich, England
- prime meridian
- An imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich, England, used as the reference point for longitude
- prime meridian
- longitudinal line which represents zero degrees longitude ; The prime meridian passes through Greenwhich, England (The Surface and Aloft)
- prime meridian
- n. The zero meridian (0°), used as a reference line from which longitude east and west is measured. It passes through Greenwich, England. the imaginary line drawn from north to south on the earth, from which east and west are measured in degrees on a map
- prime meridian
- The imaginary line through Greenwich, England, designated as zero degrees longitude
- prime meridian
- An imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich, England, used as the reference point for longitude
- prime meridian
- The meridian found at 0 degrees longitude
- prime meridian
- An imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich, England, used to measure longitude The prime meridian is at zero degrees longitude
- prime meridian
- meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
- prime meridian
- Meridian of longitude 0 degrees, used as the origin for measurements of longitude The meridian of Greenwich, England, is the internationally accepted prime meridian on most charts However, local or national prime meridians are occasionally used
- prime meridian
- longitude line; noontime line, the line on which all other time zones are based (Greenwich, England)
- prime meridian
- The line of longitude passing through Greenwich, England It is 0° and therefore neither east nor west
- prime meridian
- The line of latitude at 0 degrees longitude
- prime meridian
- The reference line for Longitude in the Lat/Long grid system All other meridinas of longitude are designated in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian up to 189° The Prime Meridian is 0° Longitude
- prime minister
- - the chief minister and leader of the Canadian government The prime minister is head of the political party in power and leader of the cabinet The current prime minister is Jean Chrétien of the Liberal Party of Canada
- prime minister
- The leader of the Government, who usually leads the largest party in Parliament
- prime minister
- Leader of the Federal Government
- prime minister
- The Prime Minister is a Member of Parliament who is also the leader of the winning Political Party He or she lives at 10 Downing Street Our Prime Minister at the moment is Tony Blair
- prime minister
- the person who holds the position of head of state in England
- prime minister
- (statsminister) The Prime Minister appoints the other ministers in his or her cabinet and directs the work of the Government
- prime minister
- the person who is head of state (in several countries)
- prime mover
- The prime mover behind a plan, idea, or situation is someone who has an important influence in starting it. He was the prime mover behind the coup = driving force
- prime mover
- main motive, primary motivation
- prime number
- A positive integer not divisible without a remainder by any positive integer other than itself and one. a number that can be divided only by itself and the number one. For example, three and seven are prime numbers. Any positive integer greater than 1 and exactly divisible only by 1 and itself. The sequence of prime numbers begins 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29... but follows no discernible pattern. The issues of the regularities and irregularities in the distribution of primes are among the most important questions in number theory. Primes have been recognized at least since Pythagoras. It has been known that there are infinitely many of them at least since Euclid. The prime-number factors of an integer are the prime numbers whose product is that integer (see fundamental theorem of arithmetic)
- prime number
- a number divisible only by itself and one, such as 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, etc
- prime number
- A prime number is a natural number that has only one and itself as factors Examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, ... are prime numbers
- prime number
- Any integer greater than 1 that is divisible only by 1 and itself
- prime number
- In mathematics, a prime number is a whole number greater than 1 that cannot be divided exactly by any whole number except itself and the number 1, for example
- prime number
- Tender, juicy numbers used in only expensive computers
- prime number
- an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1
- prime number
- A number that has exactly two factors, 1 and the number itself (cf Venn Diagrams Discussion)
- prime number
- A counting number is prime if it is divisible only by 1 and itself By convention, the number 1 is excluded from this definition 1 is neither prime nor composite
- prime number
- Any integer greater than 1 that is divisible only by 1 and itself The first twelve primes are 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31, and 37
- prime number
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- prime number
- number that can only be divided by itself and 1 without remainders
- prime number
- a positive whole number having only two factors Those factors are 1 and the number itself e g 23 is a prime number because it only has two factors, 1 and 23
- prime number
- A prime number is a number, larger than 1, that can only be divided evenly by itself and 1 The first 4 prime numbers are 2,3,5 and 7 4 is not a prime because it can be divided by 2 Can you name the next 4 prime numbers?
- prime number
- any integer that cannot be divided by another number evenly except by itself and 1; two is the smallest prime number Example: "2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13"
- prime number
- A whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two whole number factors, 1 and itself The first five prime numbers are 2,3,5,7, and 11
- prime number
- A positive integer that is not divisible by any integer except itself and 1 The integers 2, 3, 5, 7 are prime numbers (also called prime )
- prime of his life
- spring-time of his life, height of his life, high-point of his life
- prime of life
- best part of one's life; adulthood; springtime of one's life
- prime of life
- prime: the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
- prime rate
- The interest rate that is charged by the banks to their most credit worthy customers
- prime rate
- Interest rate banks charge their best customers; loans to less creditworthy customers are pegged to the prime rate
- prime rate
- The prime interest rate is the rate charged by commercial financial institutions for short-term loans to corporations or individuals whose credit standing is high enough that little risk to the lender is involved in making the loan This rate fluctuates based on economic conditions and may be different among financial institutions The prime rate serves as a basis for the interest rates charged for other higher-risk loans
- prime rate
- Refers to the interest rate chartered banks charge their most creditworthy borrowers
- prime rate
- The interest rate banks charge to their most credit-worthy (low-risk) customers
- prime rate
- The interest rate banks charge on loans to their biggest and best customers
- prime rate
- The lowest commercial interest rate charge by a bank on short term loans to their most credit worthy customers View current prime rate
- prime rate
- The interest rate commercial banks charge their most creditworthy customers
- prime rate
- The interest rate major banks charge their most creditworthy borrowers
- prime rate
- Interest rate charged by major banks to their most creditworthy customers
- prime rate
- The lowest interest rate charged by commercial banks to their most credit-worthy customers; other interest rates, such as personal, automobile, commercial and financing loans are often pegged to the prime
- prime rate
- The interest rate chartered banks charge to their most credit-worthy borrowers
- prime rate
- A bank's prime rate is the lowest rate of interest which it charges at a particular time and which is offered only to certain customers. At least one bank cut its prime rate today. The lowest rate of interest on bank loans at a given time and place, offered to preferred borrowers. Also called prime interest rate. the lowest rate of interest at which companies can borrow money from a bank base rate
- prime rate
- The interest rate that commercial banks set as their base lending rate This rate is not determined by the financial markets, but is established separately by each bank It is a closely watched indicator of general trends in interest rates
- prime rate
- Interest rate banks charge their most credit-worthy customers; a key benchmark since loans to less credit-worthy customers are often tied to the prime rate