plural of Prime

A surname.

(psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus. / A substance used as a primer.

present participle of prime

plural of priming

(number theory) Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.

In a parliamentary democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government; often the leader of the majority party.

(mathematics) A prime number that is one more or one less than a factorial. For example, 7 is a factorial prime, since 3! + 1 = 7.

The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.

(number theory) A factor of a given integer which is also a prime number.