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parenthesis <-ses> [pəˈrentθəsɪs] N

parenthesis

parêntesis m inv

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Subtitles, such as in Teletext, sometimes use an exclamation mark within brackets or parentheses to mark sarcasm. en.wikipedia.org

Parentheses may also be used to represent a binomial coefficient, and in chemistry to denote a polyatomic ion. en.wikipedia.org

The plus sign in the second term in parentheses refers to a positive dispersive configuration while the minus sign refers to a compensating configuration. en.wikipedia.org

Binary operations sometimes use prefix or (probably more often) postfix notation, both of which dispense with parentheses. en.wikipedia.org

Parentheses indicate those consonants found only in loanwords: square brackets indicate those with very low functional load. en.wikipedia.org

The question mark, particularly when between parentheses, can also be used as a meta sign to signal uncertainty regarding the preceding text. en.wikipedia.org

Deaths in parentheses are indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. en.wikipedia.org

In set theory, chevrons or parentheses are used to denote ordered pairs and other tuples, whereas curly brackets are used for unordered sets. en.wikipedia.org

Where known, the year of its first use is annotated in parentheses. en.wikipedia.org

This is done in the text by giving the approximate value in today's money in parentheses. en.wikipedia.org

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