vinculums

vinculums
vin·cu·lum || 'vɪŋkjələm /-jʊl- n. tie, bond; line appearing above two terms showing that they should be considered as one entity (Mathematics); ligaments which limit the movement of an organ (Anatomy)

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  • Vinculums — Vinculum Vin cu*lum, n.; pl. L. {Vincula}, E. {Vinculums}. [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.] 1. A bond of union; a tie. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vincula — Vinculum Vin cu*lum, n.; pl. L. {Vincula}, E. {Vinculums}. [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.] 1. A bond of union; a tie. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vinculum — Vin cu*lum, n.; pl. L. {Vincula}, E. {Vinculums}. [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.] 1. A bond of union; a tie. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sign of aggregation — Date: circa 1942 any of various conventional devices (as braces, brackets, parentheses, or vinculums) used in mathematics to indicate that two or more terms are to be treated as one quantity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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