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The symbols "(" and ")", commonly used in programming languages. Please use this tag only if the specific usage of these symbols is a relevant part of the question.

The parentheses "(" and ")" are special cases of brackets, along with square brackets ("[" and "]") and curly brackets (or braces) ("{", "}").

Parentheses (singular parenthesis) have many uses in most programming languages, such as:

  • indicate the arguments of a function call;
  • specify the order of evaluation/execution of expressions;
  • create lists/arrays/vectors.