half-open interval

[ haf-oh-puhn, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˌoʊ pən, ˈhɑf- /

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noun Mathematics.

a set of numbers between two given numbers but including only one endpoint.

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Also called half-closed interval

[haf-klohzd, hahf-] /ˈhæfˌkloʊzd, ˈhɑf-/

Words nearby half-open interval

half-naked, half nelson, half note, half of it, half-open, half-open interval, half-p, half pay, half-peck, half-pedalling, halfpenny

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Let them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
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Drowned every few seconds by our tremendous salvoes, this more nervous noise crept back insistently into our ears in the interval.
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