bracketing
bracketing Lexical Profile
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• noun
The act or process of enclosing words, figures, or symbols within brackets, or grouping items together into the same category or range.
"The careful bracketing of editorial insertions helped readers distinguish the original manuscript from later notes."
In photography, the technique of taking several shots of the same subject using slightly different camera settings, especially exposure or focus, to ensure an optimal image.
"She used exposure bracketing to capture both the bright sky and the shadowed canyon in high dynamic range."
In phenomenology and qualitative research, the methodological suspension of one's preconceived beliefs, biases, and assumptions about the external world in order to examine a phenomenon objectively.
"Husserl introduced the concept of bracketing to allow philosophers to analyze pure consciousness without presuppositions."
A series or system of brackets used as structural supports in architecture or shelving.
"The ornate wooden bracketing beneath the eaves was a hallmark of the Victorian cottage."
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