DOUBLE PRIME


Meaning of DOUBLE PRIME in English

Function: noun

Date: 1904

: the symbol ˝ used to distinguish arbitrary characters (as a, a ′ , and a ˝ ), to indicate a specific unit (as inches), or to indicate the second derivative of a function (as p ˝ or f ˝ (x) ) ― compare PRIME 7

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