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nested

[ nes-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Mathematics.

(of an ordered collection of sets or intervals) having the property that each set is contained in the preceding set and the length or diameter of the sets approaches zero as the number of sets tends to infinity.

Origin of nested¹

First recorded in 1720–30; nest + -ed ³

Fageeh decided to test out the big city waters of New York, so he applied to Columbia University and nested in Harlem.

The common tern and the greater sand-plover nested on the shingly islands in the river.

They nested in their old corner under the eaves of Caspar's gable-roof.

In perfect security around and beneath the Castle walls roosted and nested a perfect colony of sea-birds.

At the sound of that terrible hunger-cry all the rabbits, and hares, and birds that nested on the ground or in trees, trembled.

Remembering a meadow in New England where stellaris nested, I concluded to wait till chance took me thither, and passed on.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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