nonprime

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adjective

Not prime; composite

RareScrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivenonprime (not comparable)

alternative non-prime

  1. not comparablemathematicsNot prime; composite
  2. not comparablebusinessProviding credit to borrowers that are more likely to default due to a poor credit history or other problems.

    Nonprime, sometimes called "near-prime," obligors usually have good credit histories marked by a few default payments.

    2005, Frank J. Fabozzi, The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities, →ISBN, page 649
nounnonprime (plural nonprimes)

plural nonprimes · alternative non-prime

  1. A number that is not a prime number.

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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