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In the UK: () are brackets [] are square brackets {} are curly brackets <> are angle brackets in school I don't think I ever heard the word "parentheses" u
by mathieuh 4y ago
In the UK:
() are brackets
[] are square brackets
{} are curly brackets
<> are angle brackets
in school I don't think I ever heard the word "parentheses" used to refer to (), or at all for that matter.
- nequo 4y ago> in school I don't think I ever heard the word "parentheses" used to refer to (), or at all for that matter. Only in maths or ever?
- Symbiote 4y agoThe word parentheses is very rarely used in Britain. (Brackets), [square brackets], {curly brackets or braces} and <angle brackets> are the terms used in all fields, maths and normal life included.
- veltas 4y agoI heard it (in UK) referring to { }. In programming circles I've come to expect: () parens, [] brackets, {} braces. Probably easier if we all try to stick to that.
- tym0 4y agoYes, as someone who lives in the UK I call () parenthesis, [] square brackets and {} curly braces to make it (somewhat) clearer. I pronounce root and route differently for the same reason. But I'm a foreigner so I can take some liberties :)
- 0xabe 4y agoThis also in the US, and < > as elbow brackets.
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- dmr_92 4y agoThat chimes with my experience in the UK. I personally call ( ) "round brackets" to try and be a bit more explicit about which kind of bracket I mean, but I don't think that's a very common turn of phrase. Similarly I've picked up calling { } "brace brackets" from programming.