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Prime number

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Amazon Prime

First in use: c. 2005

Prime / Prime number / Amazon Prime

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Which meaning of Prime is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Prime number came first (ancient / pre-modern). Amazon Prime arrived in 2005. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Prime number

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Duplicate · c. 2005

Amazon Prime

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