Each of these brackety things is a placeholder for an argument that you need to type in.
Source: wiktionary
Brackety
Synonyms for "brackety"
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But the weird thing was, there was no working-out at all — just the sum, with that brackety thing with the line on top, and the answer written up above it, tidy as you like.
Source: wiktionary
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