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i'm just wondering what is the difrence between the difrent brackets that are on the keyboard.

( )

{ }

[ ]

2007-01-23 18:55:32 · 4 answers · asked by Dodo bird 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

i forgot to mention this is for writing purposes for being a writer

2007-01-23 19:05:23 · update #1

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( ) = are called "round brackets" and are used to set off a strong or weak interruption within a sentence.

{ } = are called "curly brackets" or "braces" are used in specialized ways in poetry and music (to mark repeats or joined lines). In mathematics they are used to delimit sets.

[ ] = are called "square brackets" and are used to set off an interruption within a direct quotation.

2007-01-23 19:14:28 · answer #1 · answered by GeneL 7 · 2 0

These brackets differ in math. {} is the strongest, then [], then ().Example:
{19+17+[5832/18]-(12+92)}
It is like you're writing:
{36+[324]-(104)}
Or:
(36+324-104)
They have no difference, but if you just have to put them in order, for {} being the strongest.
If you have numbers like the above, you put {}, then inside these [], then at last ().

2007-01-24 03:09:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Well, in math, { } are used to write possible solutions when asked to solve for a variable. ( ) are used for multiplying and the stuff that should be done first. [ ] are used if there is more than one set of ( ).

2007-01-24 03:02:37 · answer #3 · answered by ?? 2 · 0 0

lol

it's all about math. you know how you use () the most? well sometimes you get these humungo equations where you'll have like (x+y(a+b) - (cd-4d)) or something and all hte () get confusing. so usually, () is the smallest, [] is next, and {} is the biggest. so like
{x + [yb-a(d+c-e)]}

2007-01-24 03:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by tell me all!!! 4 · 0 0

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