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"(papyrology, epigraphy) Encloses restored elements of text that were (intentionally) omitted by the original scribe as an abbreviation."
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"A transcription delimiter for silent utterances. It may enclose a transcription of a mouthed utterance derived from lip-reading, such as (ʃːː), or of the length of a pause between utterances, such as (1.3 sec). (...), (..) and (.) are used for increasingly brief pauses."
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"(phonetics) A transcription delimiter for silent utterances. It may enclose a transcription of a mouthed utterance derived from lip-reading, such as (ʃːː), or of the length of a pause between utterances, such as (1.3 sec). (...), (..) and (.) are used for increasingly brief pauses."
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"sense": "mathematical precedence",
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"text": "20 / 2 + 8 = 10 + 8 = 18"
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"text": "20 / (2 + 8) = 20 / 10 = 2"
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"(mathematics) Encloses a mathematical phrase that has increased precedence in terms of operators."
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"text": "(54,24)=6"
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"text": "(x,y)"
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"Denotes a coordinate."
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"(mathematics) Denotes a coordinate."
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"text": "getSum (a, b)"
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"(programming) Used when defining a new function, enclosing the list of parameters."
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"text": "result = getFirstNumber() + getSecondNumber() + getThirdNumber()"
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"Used when calling an existing function, enclosing the list of arguments."
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"text": "if (x > 7) then printf \"success!\" end"
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"text": "glutaraldehyde = CH₂(CH₂CHO)₂"
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"Encloses a repeated unit in a polymer."
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"(chemistry) Encloses a repeated unit in a polymer."
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"text": "(20)"
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"Indicates that a number is negative in place of a minus sign."
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"(accounting) Indicates that a number is negative in place of a minus sign."
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