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Math symbol parentheses (disambiguation)
Parentheses in mathematical equations
()
may refer to:
Precedence of operators
Interval
Matrix
Arguments
in mathematical functions. For example,
f
(
x
) is the function
f
applied to the variable
x
.
A set of coordinates in a
coordinate system
. For example (4,7) may represent the point located at 4 on the x-axis and 7 on the y-axis.
More generally, a
tuple
.
The
greatest common divisor
of two numbers
x
and
y
, sometimes written with the notation (
x
,
y
).
An
inner product
Equivalence class
congruence, especially for
modular arithmetic
or modulo an
ideal
, e.g. as
(
m
o
d
p
)
{\displaystyle ({\rm {mod}}~p)}
or
(
p
)
{\displaystyle (p)}
.
A higher order
derivative
in Lagrange's notation.
A
Binomial coefficient
or
multinomial coefficient
.
A
Legendre symbol
,
Jacobi symbol
or
Pochhammer symbol
.
Topics referred to by the same term
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Math symbol parentheses
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