1. plural of vinculum; horizontal lines placed over mathematical expressions to group terms together
Usage: mathematics
2. plural of vinculum; connecting bonds or ties
Usage: formal

Examples

• The teacher showed how vinculums are used to group terms in complex fractions.
• Mathematical vinculums help clarify which operations should be performed together.
• The ancient text described the vinculums that bound the community together.
• In algebra, vinculums indicate that everything underneath should be treated as a single unit.
• The professor explained how vinculums function differently from parentheses in notation.