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'''Prime''' can refer to:
* [[Prime number]], an integer greater than 1 which is only divisible by 1 and itself
* [[Prime (symbol)]], the ′ mark
** [[Directionality (molecular biology)|3′ end and 5′ end]] ("three prime end", "five prime end") in biochemistry
* [[Prime (liturgy)]], a liturgical office (service or ceremony)
* Prime element, in the [[Integral domain#Divisibility, prime and irreducible elements|integral domain]] of mathematics
* [[Prime form]] in music
* [[Prime ideal]], subset of a ring in mathematics
* [[Prime knot]], a knot that cannot be written as the knot sum of two nontrivial knots
* [[Prime lens]], having a fixed focal length
* [[Prime 3-manifold]], a 3-manifold that cannot be written as the connect sum of two nontrivial 3-manifolds.
* [[Prime model]], a model as simple as possible in mathematical model theory
* [[Prime rate]]
* [[Prime time]]
* Prime (lending market sector), within which lending product providors are focused on selling products (mortgage, loan or credit card) to the individual who is high-value and/or has a good credit history - as opposed to the [[subprime]] market sector.
* [[Prime Minister]], the highest Executive Office with real powers in certain governments
==Popular culture and trademarks==
* [[Prime Computer]], a producer of minicomputers from 1972 until 1992
* [[Prime (novel)]], a novel by [[Poppy Z. Brite]]
* [[Metroid Prime]], a series of games in the popular franchise Metroid
* [[:Category:Primes|Prime]], a title used by Autobot leaders in Transformers, most notably [[Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime]]
* [[Uru: Ages Beyond Myst]], an adventure game for the PC developed by Cyan Worlds
* [[Prime (comics)]], a comics character
* [[Prime (film) |''Prime'' (film)]], a romantic comedy
* ''The Primes'' is another name for the [[Dyson Aliens]] in Peter Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga
* [[Prime (planet)]] may be used to distinguish an important planet in works of science fiction, as in [[Centauri Prime]] or [[Giedi Prime]]
==Acronyms==
* [[Programme For Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools|Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools]] - a programme of the Singapore Ministry of Education.
==Television networks==
'''Prime TV''' can refer to one of the following television channels:
* AFN Prime, part of [[American Forces Network]] for US service members overseas. This stream is divided into three feeds: AFN Prime Atlantic, AFN Prime Freedom Middle East, and AFN Prime Pacific
* [[Prime Television]], a television network in Australia
* [[Prime Television New Zealand]]
* [[TVtropolis]], a CanWest-owned Canadian television channel previously known as Prime
* [[Prime Network]], a defunct cable sports network in the United States
* [[Prime Televisie]], a Flemish pay television channel
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