A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes
Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix
An operator for limiting the scope of your search If you enclose a search query within parentheses, the search will match only those files that contain the search query exactly as typed Parentheses force the search to match the case of your search query, disable proximity searching, and disable stemming
A clause, phrase or word inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes
a word or phrase inserted as a kind of 'aside' is said to be 'in parenthesis' The plural form 'parentheses' is sometimes used as a synonym for brackets Dashes or commas can be used with the same effect, for example
{i} the characters ( ), parentheses are used to separate material that is nonessential information in a sentence or additional inormation from the very important information in a sentence; text enclosed in parentheses; act of isolating by parentheses (Syntax)
A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it
A parenthesis is a remark that is made in the middle of a piece of speech or writing, and which gives a little more information about the subject being discussed