Parentheses

Because this implies that parentheses can be inserted anywhere within such a series of terms, parentheses are usually omitted.

But when the parentheses are placed, one will know to do the operations within the parentheses first before continuing on with the problem.

For example, some authors use colons or full stops instead of parentheses, or change the places in which parentheses are inserted.

Function calls must use parentheses, with the exception of zero-argument class constructor functions called with the PHP operator new, in which case parentheses are optional.

Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Parentheses are sometimes also used to designate a blank, although this may create confusion with a second (optional) function of parentheses, namely indication of an existing letter or word that has been "played through" by the main word.

Parentheses have historically been used where the dash is currently used in alternatives, such as "parenthesis)(parentheses".

Some authors follow the convention in mathematical equations that, when parentheses have one level of nesting, the inner pair are parentheses and the outer pair are square brackets.

When nested parentheses are needed, brackets are used as a substitute for the inner pair of parentheses within the outer pair.

Where several sentences of supplemental material are used in parentheses the final full stop would be within the parentheses, or simply omitted.

Listing their pass snap rates in parentheses gives us a great context to their total snaps numbers as we begin to look at the quality aspects of play.

As mature states, these problems can be put into parentheses, and we can find ways we can improve them,” he said.

Odds are adjusted from start of the season with odds in parentheses preseason championship odds.

Players are listed by position with their year of graduation in parentheses.

The 15th century saw a boom of inventive punctuation, including the exclamation mark, the semicolon and brackets (or parentheses).

The years in parentheses denotes the football seasons in which each player performed.

When you write lengthy mathematical expressions using parentheses, it’s always clear which “open” parenthesis corresponds to which “close” parenthesis.

For example, visual aids are not captured even though they might improve comprehension; or the fact that FRE does not take into account parentheses and other ways of structuring text (which might also aid readability).

Am I the only one bothered that the parentheses weren't closed?

BARAKAT: I remember seeing white, and then in parentheses, anyone from the Middle East or North Africa.