See also: ʹ [U+02B9 MODIFIER LETTER PRIME] and [U+2035 REVERSED PRIME]

U+2032, ′
PRIME

[U+2031]
General Punctuation
[U+2033]

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  1. Feet
  2. Minutes (as a fraction of a degree of arc)
  3. Minutes (as a unit of time)
  4. (calculus) Derivative of
    f′(x)= df(x)/dx
  5. (set theory) Complement of a set
  6. (in transliterated Cyrillic text) Transliteration of the soft sign (ь), indicating palatalization of preceding consonants – more correctly the modifier letter ⟨ʹ⟩.
  7. (linear algebra, of a matrix) Transpose
    A = AT
  8. (geometry) Used to distinguish two or more points, lines, etc. with the same name
    t, t′, t″, t‴, t⁗, …
    A, A′, A″, A‴, A⁗, …
  9. (phonetics) palatalization symbol in Slavic Phonetic Alphabet – more correctly the modifier letter ⟨ʹ⟩

Usage notes edit

In English, this symbol is known as prime.

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  1. (lexicography) marks stress.

Usage notes edit

Comes at the end of the stressed syllable, e.g. \sə‧rēn′\ for serene. May be bolded for primary stress, and used on unstressed syllables to indicate that a vowel is not reduced, e.g. \băt‧ᵊl‧shĭp′\ for battleship.