left bracket
A 'left bracket' is a symbol used in various fields such as writing, mathematics, and programming to denote the beginning of a set, interval, or additional information.
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Definition
B2Punctuation
(common)A symbol used to provide additional information without interrupting the main text.
Example
- He finally answered (after a long pause) that he agreed.
B2Mathematics
(technical, academic)A symbol indicating the beginning of an interval or set, used to denote inclusion or exclusion of boundary values.
Example
- The interval [1, 5) includes 1 but excludes 5.
B2Programming
(technical)A symbol used to denote the start of an array or list.
Example
- In Python, you can create a list with square brackets like this: [1, 2, 3].
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "left bracket":
right bracketangle bracketcorner bracketbracket clockinverted caretleft shift