Reference meaning
vinculum
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A bond or tie that unifies.
Other meanings
2. noun
Any symbol used to group some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation should be done before other parts, or that the Roman numeral underneath should be multiplied by 1,000.
3. noun
A horizontal line over the top of some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation is to be done before other parts (in modern mathematical notation confined to use in radicals: √).
4. noun
The horizontal line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction.
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