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It depends on the context.

Numbers are usually written in brackets to

  • change the order of mathematical operations, for example, (2+3)*5 = 5*5 = 25 while 2+3*5 = 2+15 = 17
  • to indicate functional dependencies eg p = f(x, y) to show that p is a function of x and y
  • represent membership of a set, eg {1,3,5,...} for the set of positive odd integers.

Text is usually written in brackets to add further details that may not be essential to the main part of the text.

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