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vinculum


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vinculum  \Vin"cu*lum\,  n.;  pl  L.  {Vincula},  E.  {Vinculums}. 
  [L.,  from  vincire  vinctum  to  bind.] 
  1.  A  bond  of  union;  a  tie. 
 
  2.  (Math.)  A  straight,  horizontal  mark  placed  over  two  or 
  more  members  of  a  compound  quantity,  which  are  to  be 
  subjected  to  the  same  operation,  as  in  the  expression 
  x^{2}  +  y^{2}  -  vinc{x  +  y}.