A grouping symbol is a symbol that is used to group terms together in an equation to establish the order that math operations must be done in. Terms inside the grouping symbols must be operated on before operating on terms outside the grouping symbols. The most commonly used grouping symbol is parentheses
Step-by-step explanation:
Parentheses, brackets, braces, radicals, and fraction lines can all be used to group terms.
Algebraic grouping symbols parentheses, brackets, braces, radicals, and fraction lines show where a group starts and ends, and help to establish the order used to apply math operations. Terms inside a grouping symbol have to be operated upon before they can be acted upon by anything outside the grouping symbol.
