Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multibracket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: multi-brack-et
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A partition of a set into disjoint subsets such that each subset contains an even number of elements, and that if those elements are ordered, they divide the subset into ranges (1st to 2nd element, 3rd to 4th element, and so on) such that no element from another subset appears in any of the ranges.

adj

Having multiple brackets.

Example Sentences

"The standard period of time which is normally required to complete an orthodontic treatment using a multibracket appliance is at least 2–3 years."

Etymology

From multi- + bracket.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: multi

Inflected Forms

multibrackets (plural)

Questions

What does multibracket mean?: A partition of a set into disjoint subsets such that each subset contains an even number of elements, and that if those elements are ordered, they divide the subset into ranges (1st to 2nd element, 3rd to 4th element, and so on) such that no element from another subset appears in any of the ranges.
Where does multibracket come from?: From multi- + bracket.

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