| PRIME | the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity |
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| PRIME | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
| PRIME | meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich (England) longitude) |
| PRIME | the position of the cabinet minister who is in charge of government affairs |
| PRIME | the person who holds the position of head of state in England |
| PRIME | the person who is head of state (in several countries) |
| PRIME | a self-caused agent that is the cause of all things |
| PRIME | an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1 |
| PRIME | the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest |
| PRIME | a number that has no factor but itself and 1 |
| PRIME | the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available |
| PRIME | (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed |