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/ ˈnɛs tɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective Mathematics . (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.
Origin of nested First recorded in 1720–30; nest + -ed3
Words nearby nested Nessler's reagent, Nessus, nest, NESTA, nest box, nested , nest egg, nesting, nesting table, nestle, nestling
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Example sentences from the Web for nested Fageeh decided to test out the big city waters of New York, so he applied to Columbia University and nested in Harlem.
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There was a rush aft, but Tanner met the crew and drove them to the nested boats amidships.
The Harbor of Doubt | Frank Williams
It nested in large colonies that often stretched unbroken for many miles in the woods, and was both hardy and prolific.
Citizen Bird | Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues
The inconsistent handling of nested quotes, with single or double quotation marks for the inner quote, is unchanged.
The Rambles of a Rat | A. L. O. E.
Louise, rejoicing in the soft gray-green of her smock, lifted a big spray of the scented beauties and nested her face in them.
A pair of them had nested there in a big water maple the year before, but the crows had broken them up.
Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt | John Burroughs
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