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Two vs Hypodiastole - What's the difference?

two | hypodiastole |

As nouns the difference between two and hypodiastole

is that two is the digit/figure 2 while hypodiastole is a mark ⟨⟩ in late classical and byzantine greek used as a form of interpunct to show two words should be read separately in situations where they might otherwise be confused with an identically-spelled single word.

As a numeral two

is (label) a numerical value equal to ; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one ordinal: second this many dots (••).

two

English

(wikipedia two)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete outside dialects)

Numeral

(head)
  • (label) A numerical value equal to ; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. Ordinal: second. This many dots (••).
  • *
  • Venters began to count them—one—two —three—four—on up to sixteen.
  • Describing a set or group with two components.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1927, author= F. E. Penny
  • , chapter=5, title= Pulling the Strings , passage=“[…] The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”}}

    Derived terms

    * four by two * in two * put two and two together * two-by-four * two-dimensional * two-edged * two-faced * two heads are better than one * two-piece * two-stroke * two-tone * two-way * two-wheeler

    See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The digit/figure 2.
  • The number 2202 contains three two s.
  • (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
  • A child aged two.
  • This toy is suitable for the two s and threes.
  • The playing cards featuring two pips.
  • See also

    *

    Derived terms

    * two-up * two's complement

    See also

    * * * both * couple * double * dual * pair * second * twice * twin * two-

    Statistics

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    hypodiastole

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mark ?? in late Classical and Byzantine Greek used as a form of interpunct to show two words should be read separately in situations where they might otherwise be confused with an identically-spelled single word.
  • Usage notes

    Eventually entirely conflated with the similarly-shaped Greek comma and then made obsolete by the advent of spacing, the hypodiastole now only appears in a few cases, such as distinguishing . In all such modern cases, the Greek comma (identical in Unicode with the Latin comma) is used. The Unicode point for the hypodiastole is solely indended for its appearance in historical texts.

    Synonyms

    * diastole