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nested: Meaning and Definition of

nest•ed

Pronunciation: (nes'tid), [key]
— adj. Math.
  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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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nest nest egg
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