Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being primal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The quality or state of being primal.
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- noun The condition of being
prime - noun mathematics The condition of being a
prime number
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of being a prime number
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Examples
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In the first run, we schedule a range of primality tests individually onto two available kernels.
Wolfram Blog : The Evolution of Parallel Computing with Mathematica 2009
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One of them is unlucky and gets all the hard cases (the times for primality tests vary wildly), so the other kernel sits mostly idle — not what you want in a parallel computation.
Wolfram Blog : The Evolution of Parallel Computing with Mathematica 2009
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For Alex to dismiss the primality of the concerns of the US, whose nationals were the majority of the victims, and who were the real targets of this crime, is further indication of the bovine anti-US animus that exists among so many in Britain.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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For example, if I say all primes are odd, you could cite the number two as a counterexample since it satisfies the condition of primality but is not odd.
Your Zip Code or Yourself, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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For Alex to dismiss the primality of the concerns of the US, whose nationals were the majority of the victims, and who were the real targets of this crime, is further indication of the bovine anti-US animus that exists among so many in Britain.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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You said that P+1 would necessarily be prime, but the definition of primality is not contingent.
Slightly off-topic--Danica McKellar: math education advocate - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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I was lucky enough to share the early hours of labor in their Brooklyn apartment, and was struck by the primality of the event.
jwb 2004
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I was lucky enough to share the early hours of labor in their Brooklyn apartment, and was struck by the primality of the event.
Hippo Gnu Deer! 2004
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Sometimes you have to appreciate cruel, unspeakable primality even under the most mundane conditions.
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Sometimes you have to appreciate cruel, unspeakable primality even under the most mundane conditions.
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