Prime
adjective
Main, important, first in rank or job.
He was the prime suspect in the case.
Often appears as...
- prime minister
- prime suspect
adjective
Best quality, excellent.
We only use prime cuts of beef in our burgers.
Often appears as...
- prime beef
- prime example
noun
A prime number (a number that has no divisors other than 1 and itself).
The number 7 is a prime.
Often appears as...
- prime factor
- prime series
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Technical
adjective
First in time, earliest.
The area was first inhabited in primeval times.
Often appears as...
- prime time
- prime age
verb
To prepare or make something ready for use or action.
You need to prime the pump before it will start working.
Often appears as...
- prime the pump
- prime for action
adjective
Main, important, first in rank or job.
He was the prime suspect in the case.
Often appears as...
- prime minister
- prime suspect
adjective
Best quality, excellent.
We only use prime cuts of beef in our burgers.
Often appears as...
- prime beef
- prime example
noun
A prime number (a number that has no divisors other than 1 and itself).
The number 7 is a prime.
Often appears as...
- prime factor
- prime series
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
First in time, earliest.
The area was first inhabited in primeval times.
Often appears as...
- prime time
- prime age
verb
To prepare or make something ready for use or action.
You need to prime the pump before it will start working.
Often appears as...
- prime the pump
- prime for action
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2First In Importance
Used to describe someone or something that is most important in a certain context.
The prime consideration for any pilot is safety.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Collocations
Often paired with 'minister', 'suspect', or 'number' to communicate authority, culpability, or uniqueness.
The prime minister addressed the nation.
Pro Tip 1/2First In Importance
Used to describe someone or something that is most important in a certain context.
The prime consideration for any pilot is safety.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Collocations
Often paired with 'minister', 'suspect', or 'number' to communicate authority, culpability, or uniqueness.
The prime minister addressed the nation.
Pro Tip 1/2First In Importance
Used to describe someone or something that is most important in a certain context.
The prime consideration for any pilot is safety.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Collocations
Often paired with 'minister', 'suspect', or 'number' to communicate authority, culpability, or uniqueness.
The prime minister addressed the nation.
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Your body language may...
This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens. They come in, they spit into a vial, for two minutes, we say, "You need to do this or this." They don't look at pictures of the poses. We don't want to prime them with a concept of power. We want them to be feeling power.
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What it's like to be a...
that every cleric that she had talked to had shut her down and said that her rage, her sense of injustice in the world, was just going to get her in trouble. And so with nowhere to channel and make sense of this anger, she was a prime target to be exploited by extremists promising her a solution.
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How The Moon Affects Our...
world as the prime meridian zero degrees longitude the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres and the home of Greenwich Mean Time through its telescopes the vast expense of space has been explored and studied so how has the work carried out here and at similar
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How do you build a...
is very different and it maintains its ability to compute this type of problem now these are the problems don't just exist in physics in chemistry in fact one of the first quantum algorithms was found for finding the prime factors of very large numbers and that's important
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800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
prime of his life and at this point we've been pals for so long that we developed a unique relationship one that means lots of interaction playing tag and some playful wrestling I even get an occasional grizzly kiss all things that you would never think about doing under
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The Infinite Hotel...
of prime numbers. So, to accomplish this seemingly impossible task of finding infinite beds for infinite buses of infinite weary travelers, the night manager assigns every current guest to the first prime number, 2, raised to the power of their current room number.
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
for added protection. Sparta in its prime was a different story, finding walls unnecessary when it had an army of the most feared warriors in the ancient world. So what was Sparta doing differently than everyone else to produce such fierce soldiers?
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A brief history of...
was widely shared and distributed in the form of a large prime number. The idea of illegal numbers may sound absurd, but like words, written numbers are a way of expressing concepts and information. And in a world where calculations and algorithms
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How to make stress your...
because it's released when you hug someone. But this is a very small part of what oxytocin is involved in. Oxytocin is a neuro-hormone. It fine-tunes your brain's social instincts. It primes you to do things that strengthen close relationships.
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Elon Musk: A future...
If you can pull that off, that's the app I will sign up for. Absolutely. Please hurry. I mean, the emails that we get at Neuralink are heartbreaking. I mean, they'll send us just tragic, you know, where someone was sort of, in the prime of life
Video examples
Your body language may...
This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens. They come in, they spit into a vial, for two minutes, we say, "You need to do this or this." They don't look at pictures of the poses. We don't want to prime them with a concept of power. We want them to be feeling power.
Video examples
What it's like to be a...
that every cleric that she had talked to had shut her down and said that her rage, her sense of injustice in the world, was just going to get her in trouble. And so with nowhere to channel and make sense of this anger, she was a prime target to be exploited by extremists promising her a solution.
Video examples
How The Moon Affects Our...
world as the prime meridian zero degrees longitude the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres and the home of Greenwich Mean Time through its telescopes the vast expense of space has been explored and studied so how has the work carried out here and at similar
Video examples
How do you build a...
is very different and it maintains its ability to compute this type of problem now these are the problems don't just exist in physics in chemistry in fact one of the first quantum algorithms was found for finding the prime factors of very large numbers and that's important
Video examples
800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
prime of his life and at this point we've been pals for so long that we developed a unique relationship one that means lots of interaction playing tag and some playful wrestling I even get an occasional grizzly kiss all things that you would never think about doing under
Video examples
The Infinite Hotel...
of prime numbers. So, to accomplish this seemingly impossible task of finding infinite beds for infinite buses of infinite weary travelers, the night manager assigns every current guest to the first prime number, 2, raised to the power of their current room number.
Video examples
This is Sparta: Fierce...
for added protection. Sparta in its prime was a different story, finding walls unnecessary when it had an army of the most feared warriors in the ancient world. So what was Sparta doing differently than everyone else to produce such fierce soldiers?
Video examples
A brief history of...
was widely shared and distributed in the form of a large prime number. The idea of illegal numbers may sound absurd, but like words, written numbers are a way of expressing concepts and information. And in a world where calculations and algorithms
Video examples
How to make stress your...
because it's released when you hug someone. But this is a very small part of what oxytocin is involved in. Oxytocin is a neuro-hormone. It fine-tunes your brain's social instincts. It primes you to do things that strengthen close relationships.
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
If you can pull that off, that's the app I will sign up for. Absolutely. Please hurry. I mean, the emails that we get at Neuralink are heartbreaking. I mean, they'll send us just tragic, you know, where someone was sort of, in the prime of life
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Quote examples
Jay Williams
American Athlete
I hope people remind me of my accident every day of my life. Because that means I'm a prime example of somebody who had it and lost everything and may not have gotten it back in the same capacity but still reinvented myself.
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Hugh Dennis
My prime motivation is wanting to be happy. I'm not worried about fame. In this profession, it's not a question of if it ends, it's when. So it doesn't matter.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
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Chuck Berry
American Musician
People said I was king, but I was never king, and I say I'm the prime minister.
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H. D. Kumaraswamy
Indian Politician
My father was the prime minister and we had Tamil Nadu's support.
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Poppy Delevingne
English Model
I'd rather rule the world now than be prime minister.
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Neena Gupta
Indian Actress
Men should never be the prime focus of women's life.
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Wole Soyinka
Nigerian Dramatist
For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.
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Laurence Olivier
English Actor
A man's prime interest in life must be his work.
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Upasana Singh
Indian Actress
Money has never been of prime importance to me.
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Jay Williams
American Athlete
I hope people remind me of my accident every day of my life. Because that means I'm a prime example of somebody who had it and lost everything and may not have gotten it back in the same capacity but still reinvented myself.
Quote examples
Hugh Dennis
My prime motivation is wanting to be happy. I'm not worried about fame. In this profession, it's not a question of if it ends, it's when. So it doesn't matter.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Quote examples
Chuck Berry
American Musician
People said I was king, but I was never king, and I say I'm the prime minister.
Quote examples
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Indian Politician
My father was the prime minister and we had Tamil Nadu's support.
Quote examples
Poppy Delevingne
English Model
I'd rather rule the world now than be prime minister.
Quote examples
Neena Gupta
Indian Actress
Men should never be the prime focus of women's life.
Quote examples
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian Dramatist
For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.
Quote examples
Laurence Olivier
English Actor
A man's prime interest in life must be his work.
Quote examples
Upasana Singh
Indian Actress
Money has never been of prime importance to me.
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