nested

[ nes-tid ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nested¹

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

Example Sentences

The nested movie is even called “The Georgetown Project,” a reference to the setting of “The Exorcist.”

From New York Times

Painting on a bigger canvas, Mortensen gives his film a nested, at times unnecessarily complicated structure.

From New York Times

Based on GPS tracking of more than 200 females, the URI study found that more than 80% of the tagged females nested more than once during migration -- some up to six times.

From Science Daily

On the other nested Passerea, which included pretty much everything else.

From Science Magazine

The copper atoms are nested within the nanocrystalline structure, which allows electrons to move from carbon nitride to CO2, an essential step in the production of methanol from CO2 under the influence of solar irradiation.

From Science Daily

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