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square bracket

noun

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  1. Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text…

    Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.

    • We must, in short, employ a special bracket for operative relations ; and the square bracket is the most convenient. Hence [a + bβ] x denotes that a + bβ operates on x, and [φ]ⁿ denotes that φ operates on itself n - 1 times.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for square bracket. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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