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nested

American  
[nes-tid] / ˈnɛs tɪd /

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.

Etymology

Origin of nested

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

Example Sentences

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It may be nested centered over the 300px or 355px artboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Shortly after, a pair of eagles nested on the north side, bolstering Big Bear Valley’s role as vital habitat for the birds of prey.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

"They preserve microstructural and geochemical signals that tell us not only what kinds of animals laid them, but also where they nested and how they bred," he says.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

Agilent now sits just above a bull flag breakout pivot at $140, and that pattern is nested within a longer cup base that bottomed at the very round $100 level.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

On another page, he sketches the area, drawing nested arcs around Eagle’s Ridge.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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