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parentheses

/pəˈɹɛnθəsiːz/

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noun

Einschub, Zusatz, Klammerausdruck

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.

Examples :

"The teacher's instructions, (which were quite detailed), helped the students understand the project better. "

Die Anweisungen des Lehrers, (die sehr detailliert waren), halfen den Schülern, das Projekt besser zu verstehen.

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noun

Klammern, runde Klammern

Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).

Examples :

"The author added extra information about the character's age inside parentheses. "

Der Autor fügte zusätzliche Informationen über das Alter der Figur in Klammern hinzu.

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noun

Abschweifung, Klammerausdruck

A digression; the use of such digressions.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the new math concept included parentheses of unrelated historical facts, making the lesson confusing for some students. "

Die Erklärung des Lehrers für das neue mathematische Konzept enthielt Abschweifungen über nicht verwandte historische Fakten, was die Lektion für einige Schüler verwirrend machte.

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noun

Klammern, runde Klammern

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.

Examples :

"The teacher said to solve the equation inside the parentheses first. "

Der Lehrer sagte, die Gleichung zuerst in den Klammern zu lösen.

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