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== Translingual == === Symbol === { } (English symbol name curly brackets or braces) (mathematics) Encloses a mathematical phrase which has increased operator precedence. Synonyms: ( ), [ ] 10/2+3 = 5+3 = 8 10/{2+3} = 10/5 = 2 (mathematics) Indicates the fractional part. {3.14} = 0.14 (set theory) Encloses a set. Set of positive divisors of 6 = {1, 2, 3}. The set of even numbers can be written as { n ∊ ℤ : ∃ k ∊ ℤ: n = 2k } . (set theory) Empty set. Alternative form: {} Synonym: ∅ (programming) Used in some programming languages, especially C-type languages. Encloses the body of a function. Encloses each branch of a conditional. === Punctuation mark === { } Encloses a series of equal choices. (phonology) Encloses morphophonemic transcription; especially when presented as sets of phonemes rather than as single symbols for archiphonemes. Synonyms: ⫽ ⫽, | |, ‖ ‖ Coordinate terms: / /, [ ], ⟨ ⟩, ⸢ ⸣, ! !, \ \ We can write la{t,d}er for the conflated pronunciation of ladder and latter in American English. This may instead be written ⫽laDer⫽, where ⫽D⫽ is the archiphoneme {t, d}, or with both conventions for {laDer}. (phonetics) Sets off VoQS notation. (papyrology, epigraphy) Encloses writing by the original scribe that the editor considers erroneous. === See also === Bracket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia