2006-08-16 23:59:26 · 7 answers · asked by BadShopper 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It's definately not parenthesis or brackets
parenthesis = ( )
brackets = [ ]
2006-08-17 00:13:41 · update #1
I have worked as a programmer and these symbols are used widely in computer programming and I have only ever heard them called curly brackets
A more detailed description
Curly brackets or braces { }
Curly brackets (so-called in British English; North American English prefers braces) are sometimes used in prose to indicate a series of equal choices: "Select your animal {goat, sheep, cow, horse} and follow me". They are used in specialized ways in poetry and music (to mark repeats or joined lines). In mathematics they are used to delimit sets.
Presumably due to the similarity of the words brace and bracket (although they do not share an etymology), many people casually treat brace as a synonym for bracket. Therefore, when it is necessary to avoid any possibility of confusion, such as in computer programming, it may be best to use the term curly bracket rather than brace. However, general usage in North American English favors the latter form. The term curly braces is redundant since no other type of brace exists. Indian programmers often use the name "flower bracket".
In computer programming, curly brackets sometimes denote the beginning and ending of a sequence of statements or define a scope.
More details here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curly_brackets#Curly_brackets_or_braces_.7B_.7D
2006-08-17 00:06:24 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Curly brackets also called as Braces
2006-08-17 01:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Naren 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got a degree in Mathematics and the tutors always referred to them as curly brackets.
2006-08-17 03:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Square brackets
2016-03-13 12:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by Carla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curly brackets...
2006-08-17 00:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by ictl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they are called curly brackets or braces.
2006-08-17 00:13:49 · answer #6 · answered by doodlepol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
[ ] are called square brackets
{ } are called curly brackets
2006-08-17 03:59:36 · answer #7 · answered by Sherman81 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curly Braces or paranthesis
2006-08-17 02:00:51 · answer #8 · answered by awesomeash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flower brackets
2006-08-17 00:04:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
braces
2006-08-17 00:04:59 · answer #10 · answered by raj 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋