Plural of prime
regular plural
The plural of prime is primes.
Forms of prime
| Singular | prime /pɹaɪ̯m/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | primes /pɹaɪmz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Primes in a sentence
- I found just as we were fearful we would find that many of the big primes felt that this was a change of policy on the part of the U.S.1966, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Small Business, Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Select Committee on...
- The large primes are struggling to do things the way Anduril does, because they're publicly traded companies with an existing investor class that invested in them to be a certain type of company.2023 December 4, Can Palmer Luckey Reinvent the U.S. Defense Industry? - WSJ, The Wall Street Journal
- Wall-Sun-Sun primes are conjectured to exist, but no example has yet been found.From the entry Wall-Sun-Sun prime
- Euclid proved the infinitude of primes.From the entry infinitude
- Euclid devised a simple, beautiful proof showing that there is an infinite number of primes.2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry twin prime
Meaning of prime
- adjective First in importance, degree, or rank.
- adjective First in time, order, or sequence.
- adjective First in excellence, quality, or value.
Questions about the plural of prime
- What is the plural of prime?
- The plural of prime is primes.
- Is prime countable?
- Prime is a countable noun.
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