Translingual
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{ } (English symbol name curly brackets or braces)
- (mathematics) Encloses a mathematical phrase which has increased operator precedence.
- 10/2+3 = 5+3 = 8
- 10/{2+3} = 10/5 = 2
- (mathematics) Indicates the fractional part.
- {3.14} = 0.14
- (set theory) Encloses a set.
- Set of positive divisors of 6 = {1, 2, 3}.
- The set of even numbers can be written as { n ∊ ℤ : ∃ k ∊ ℤ: n = 2k } .
- (set theory) Empty set.
- Set of natural numbers between 2 and 3 = { }.
- Alternative form: {}
- Synonym: ∅
- (programming) Used in some programming languages, especially C-type languages.
- Encloses the body of a function.
doSomethingTwice () { return doSomething () + doSomething () }
- Encloses each branch of a conditional.
if (x>4) { result = "congratulations!" }
- (phonology) Delimiter for morphophonemic transcription, especially when presented as sets of phonemes rather than as single symbols for archiphonemes.
- E.g. la{t,d}er for the conflated pronunciation of ladder and latter in American English, versus ⫽laDer⫽, ‖laDer‖ or |laDer|, where ⟨D⟩ stands for {t, d}, though {laDer} is also seen.
- (phonetics) Sets off VoQS notation.
Related terms
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- (mathematical precedence) ( ), [ ]
- (linguistic delimiter): | |, ‖ ‖, ⫽
Punctuation mark
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{ }
- Encloses a series of equal choices.
- Select your animal {goat, sheep, cow, horse} and follow me.
- (papyrology, epigraphy) Encloses writing by the original scribe that the editor considers erroneous.
Usage notes
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In English, this symbol is called curly brackets or braces.
See also
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