VINCULUM


Meaning of VINCULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈviŋ-kyə-ləm ]

noun

( plural -lums or vin·cu·la -lə)

Etymology: Latin, from vincire to bind

Date: 1661

1. : a unifying bond : link , tie

2. : a straight horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound mathematical expression and equivalent to parentheses or brackets about them (as in a-b-c=a- [ b-c ])

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