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Match Each Grouping Symbol to Its Name

publish date: 2026/05/07 22:17:48.628857 UTC

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Match each grouping symbol to its correct name.

To complete the line match

  1. Click on an item in the first group
  2. Click on the match in the second group

To delete a match, double click on a line

Symbol

( )
[ ]
\(\lvert \rvert\)
—

Name

Absolute value symbols
Fraction bar
Brackets
Parentheses

Correct Answer

(1) ( ),Parentheses
(2) [ ],Brackets
(3) \(\lvert \rvert\),Absolute value symbols
(4) —,Fraction bar

Explanation

All four are grouping symbols: parentheses ( ), brackets [ ], absolute value bars | |, and the fraction bar —. Calculations inside all of these must be performed before operations outside them. 

Reference

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