Re: how do you say x' in english?

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> Eh? In my experience (UK), x' is "x-prime" or "x-primed"; if you get carried
> away with your topic, you might want "x-double-prime" and "x-treble-prime". I
> would say "x dash" is misleading because dash is "-".
>

Some say that, since "prime" means "first", it is illogical to say
"double prime". So it should be pronounced:
x' x prime
x'' x second
x''' x third
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