bracket

IN MATH: 1. n. a mark of inclusion: a symbol which sets off the part of the expression to be handled as a whole (symbol: [ or ]).

IN ENGLISH: 1. n. a category. EX. My tax bracket is better now that the new tax law has been passed. 2. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 80.

1. Simplify:

2. On a calculator, what is used as a bracket?

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