The difference between Prime and Quality

When used as nouns, prime means the first hour of daylight, whereas quality means level of excellence.

When used as adjectives, prime means first in importance, degree, or rank, whereas quality means being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose.

Prime is also verb with the meaning: to prepare a mechanism for its main work.

check bellow for the other definitions of Prime and Quality

  1. Prime as an adjective:

    First in importance, degree, or rank.

    Examples:

    "Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe."

  2. Prime as an adjective:

    First in time, order, or sequence.

    Examples:

    "Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals."

  3. Prime as an adjective:

    First in excellence, quality, or value.

    Examples:

    "This is a prime location for a bookstore."

  4. Prime as an adjective (mathematics, lay):

    Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).

    Examples:

    "Thirteen is a prime number."

  5. Prime as an adjective (mathematics, technical):

    Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.

  6. Prime as an adjective (mathematics):

    Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.

  7. Prime as an adjective:

    Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.

  8. Prime as an adjective:

    Early; blooming; being in the first stage.

  9. Prime as an adjective (obsolete):

    Lecherous; lustful; lewd.

  1. Prime as a noun (historical):

    The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.

  2. Prime as a noun (Christianity):

    The religious service appointed to this hour.

  3. Prime as a noun (obsolete):

    The early morning generally.

  4. Prime as a noun (now, _, rare):

    The earliest stage of something.

  5. Prime as a noun:

    The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

  6. Prime as a noun:

    The chief or best individual or part.

  7. Prime as a noun (music):

    The first note or tone of a musical scale.

  8. Prime as a noun (fencing):

    The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

  9. Prime as a noun (algebra, number theory):

    A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

    Examples:

    "3 is a prime."

  10. Prime as a noun (card games):

    A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.

  11. Prime as a noun (backgammon):

    Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.

    Examples:

    "I'm threatening to build a prime here."

  12. Prime as a noun:

    The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.

  13. Prime as a noun (chemistry, obsolete):

    Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.

  14. Prime as a noun:

    An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.

  15. Prime as a noun (obsolete):

    The priming in a flintlock.

  16. Prime as a noun (film):

    Contraction of prime lens, a film lens

  1. Prime as a verb (transitive):

    To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

    Examples:

    "You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump."

  2. Prime as a verb (transitive):

    To apply a coat of primer paint to.

    Examples:

    "I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."

  3. Prime as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To be renewed.

  4. Prime as a verb (intransitive):

    To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

  5. Prime as a verb (intransitive, of a steam boiler):

    To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.

  6. Prime as a verb:

    To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

  7. Prime as a verb:

    To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.

    Examples:

    "to prime a witness"

    "The boys are primed for mischief."

  8. Prime as a verb (UK, dialect, obsolete):

    To trim or prune.

    Examples:

    "to prime trees"

  9. Prime as a verb (math):

    To mark with a prime mark.

  1. Prime as a noun (cycling):

    An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.

  1. Quality as a noun (uncountable):

    Level of excellence.

    Examples:

    "This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality."

    "'Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

  2. Quality as a noun (countable):

    A property or an attribute that differentiates a thing or person.

    Examples:

    "One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily."

    "While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers."

    "Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system."

  3. Quality as a noun (archaic):

    High social position. (See also .)

    Examples:

    "A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality."

    "Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth."

  4. Quality as a noun (uncountable):

    The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.

  5. Quality as a noun (thermodynamics):

    In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.

  6. Quality as a noun (emergency medicine, countable):

    The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.

    Examples:

    "To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?"."

  1. Quality as an adjective:

    Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose.

    Examples:

    "We only sell quality products."

    "That was a quality game by Jim Smith."

    "A quality system ensures products meet customer requirements."

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