′

′ U+2032, ′ PRIME ← ‱ [U+2031] General Punctuation ″ → [U+2033]

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (transliterated Cyrillic): ’
• (alternative form): ‵

Symbol

′

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.
7. (linear algebra, of a matrix) Transpose

   A′ = A^T

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. (grammar) Alternative form of ¯
10. (phonetics) palatalization symbol in Slavic Phonetic Alphabet

Usage notes

In English, this symbol is known as prime.

See also

• (other primes) ″, ‴, ⁗, ‶, ‷