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stars and bars

stars and bars noun: a graphical method used to derive the formula for multiset coefficients and other combinatorial theorems, using the symbols ★ and |.

Noun

stars and bars

  1. A graphical method used to derive the formula for multiset coefficients and other combinatorial theorems, using the symbols ★ and |.

Proper noun capitalized: Stars and Bars

the Stars and Bars

  1. The first national flag of the Confederate States.

Questions about stars and bars

What does stars and bars mean?
Stars and bars means a graphical method used to derive the formula for multiset coefficients and other combinatorial theorems, using the symbols ★ and |.
What part of speech is stars and bars?
Stars and bars can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near stars and bars in the dictionary

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  2. starry-gazy pies
  3. Starrys
  4. stars
  5. stars align
  6. stars and bars
  7. Stars and Stripes
  8. stars are aligned
  9. stars in one's eyes
  10. stars it
  11. stars o' mine

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