Difference between Prime and Mature

What is the difference between Prime and Mature?

Prime as an adjective is first in time, order, or sequence while Mature as an adjective is fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.

Prime

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: First in time, order, or sequence First in excellence, quality, or value. Having no integral factors except itself and unity (1 in the case of integers). Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the mutiplicands. First in importance, degree, or rank. Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To prepare a mechanism for its main work. To apply a coat of primer paint to.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One of the daily offices of prayer of the Western Church, associated with the early morning (typically 6 a.m.). The early morning. The earliest stage of something. the most active, thriving, or successful stage or period the chief or best individual or part The first note or tone of a musical scale. The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height. A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number. A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of Primero. Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing in backgammon. The symbol: ′

Example sentence: Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Mature

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.Profound; careful.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become mature; to ripen.To gain experience or wisdom with age.To reach the date when payment is due

Example sentence: It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.

We hope you now know whether to use Prime or Mature in your sentence.

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