What does "vinculum" mean?
Vinculum: (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 x2 + y2 - x + y.
Additional senses
- 2.(Anat.) A band or bundle of fibers; a frænum.
- 3.(Zoöl.) A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of certain birds.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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