parenthesis
parenthesis
Definition
pa·ren·the·sis (pə ren′t̸hə sis)
noun pl. -·ses′-sēz′
- an additional word, clause, etc. placed as an explanation or comment within an already complete sentence: in writing or printing it is usually marked off by curved lines, dashes, or commas
- either or both of the curved lines, (), used to mark off parenthetical words, etc. or to enclose mathematical or logical symbols that are to be treated as a single term
- an episode or incident, often an irrelevant one; interlude
Etymology: LL < Gr < parentithenai, to put beside < para-, beside (see para-) + entithenai, to insert < en-, in + tithenai, to put, place: see do
parenthesis
Synonyms
parenthesis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- nest: Examples: On Lisp: Lisp has an unusual syntax made up of lots of nested parentheses.
- enclose: Negative values may be specified by the negation symbol or by enclosing parentheses.
- capture: In list context, it returns a list of the substrings matched by any capturing parentheses in the regular expression.
- match: Programmers can check matching parentheses or brackets simply by selecting a menu item.
- add: For very complex queries you can make the meaning clear by adding parentheses!
- contain: So now suppose that does not contain any left parentheses.
Preposition: at
- end: All these items have a ' [ n ] ' at the beginning and empty parentheses at the end.
Converse of subject
- surround: Getting to know Lisp syntax Lisp statements are surrounded by parentheses.
Adjective modifier
- matching: A command to check ( or even suggest ) matching parentheses, quotes etc. would also be useful.
- left: The only case left is where begins with a left parenthesis.
- empty: DUMBO In line 3 of the entry insert " date unknown " in the empty parenthesis.
- square: To help users we qualify all links that go to external websites or downloadable files with hints in square parenthesis.
- open: If the string begins with an open parenthesis, it is treated as a standard format string.
- right: The ' Copy ' tool action script has been corrected to add missing right parenthesis.
Modifies a noun
- level: These are arrays indexed by token type and parenthesis level ( 0, 1 and 2+ ).
Noun used with modifier
- closing: Just remember to use two closing parentheses each time.
- opening: Groups and capturing Capturing groups are numbered by counting their opening parentheses from left to right.
Preposition: after
- name: A function can take any number of arguments as a comma separated list in parentheses after the function name.
Preposition: in
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