What exactly does this symbol mean, and what is it called? It looks like the any function $f(x)$, but with a line drawn over the entire thing.

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I've been seeing it a lot recently, and I'm not sure what it's called, and I've searching on google things like "$f(x)$ with a bar over it". Even just a name for it would be helpful $f(x)$ with a line over the entire thing

I'm tagging complex numbers because that's where I first saw the symbol

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '23 at 02:40

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The overline symbol is called a vinculum.

It groups symbols together and has several uses in mathematics,

including square roots, repeating decimals, and logical negation.

In the context of complex numbers, it denotes the complex conjugate.

answered Feb 08 '23 at 02:40

J. W. Tanner

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What exactly does this symbol mean, and what is it called? It looks like the any function $f(x)$, but with a line drawn over the entire thing.

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