nested

[nes-tid]

adjective

Mathematics.

1. (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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nested¹

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

Example Sentences

Jackie, whom he’s nested with for the past seven years, followed close behind.

From Los Angeles Times

Eagles are mostly monogamous and the pair has nested together for the last seven years.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, there’s a novel nested within this novel, a samizdat work recounting the history of World War II and its aftermath as we know it, in which the Germans and Japanese are defeated.

From Salon

It was "bonkers", they added, to conduct a defence review without it being "nested" in a broader cross-government security review.

From BBC

Traditionally, the Pope's remains would have been enclosed the day before the funeral in three nested coffins, made of cypress, lead, and oak.

From BBC

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