What does [ ] mean in math?

Mathematics

2 answers:

xz_007 [3.2K]2 years ago

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it is a bracket used in maths

maksim [4K]2 years ago

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Answer:

They are kind of like outer brackets, so if you have some expression like this:

5 + (4 × 6 + (7 - 8)),

it's better to write it like this:

5 + [4 × 6 + (7 - 8)],

so you can read it more easily.

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