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parenthesis

Parenthesis refer to punctuation marks "(" and ")" used to separate relevant information or a comment from the rest of the text, or to enclose mathematical symbols, or the text inside of these marks. (noun)

The punctuation marks in the math equation 2x(4+6) are an example ofparenthesis.

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