No. 3,021 in Japanese
プライム
"プライム" (puraimu) in Japanese means "prime," referring to something of the highest quality, importance, or a mathematical prime number.
In a sentence
この製品はプライム品質です。
This product is prime quality.
The usage of 'プライム' here refers to the exceptional quality or premier status associated with the product.
プライム会員になると送料が無料になります。
Becoming a Prime member makes shipping free.
In this case, 'プライム' is used as a branding term to refer to a membership offering benefits, likely inspired by services like Amazon Prime.
数学では、『プライム』は素数のことです。
In mathematics, 'prime' refers to prime numbers.
Here, 'プライム' is utilized in the mathematical context, referring to numbers that have no divisors other than one and themselves.
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