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vertical ellipsis

vertical ellipsis noun: the character "⋮". An ellipsis (three dots) vertically aligned. It is used to extend a list vertically, or as mathematical notation for "is divisible by" or "is a multiple of".

Noun

vertical ellipsis (plural vertical ellipses)

  1. The character "⋮". An ellipsis (three dots) vertically aligned. It is used to extend a list vertically, or as mathematical notation for "is divisible by" or "is a multiple of".

Forms of vertical ellipsis

pluralvertical ellipses

Questions about vertical ellipsis

What does vertical ellipsis mean?
Vertical ellipsis means the character "⋮". An ellipsis (three dots) vertically aligned. It is used to extend a list vertically, or as mathematical notation for "is divisible by" or "is a multiple of".
What part of speech is vertical ellipsis?
Vertical ellipsis is a noun.
What is the plural of vertical ellipsis?
The plural of vertical ellipsis is vertical ellipses.

Words near vertical ellipsis in the dictionary

  1. vertical circles
  2. vertical deflection
  3. vertical deflections
  4. vertical drinking
  5. vertical ellipses
  6. vertical ellipsis
  7. vertical escalation
  8. vertical farming
  9. vertical flute
  10. vertical flutes
  11. vertical garden

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