◌̅

Translingual

Description

A horizontal line to be placed above other characters.

Symbol

◌̅

1. (mathematics) Drawn over repeating digits.

   $12\div 7=1.{\overline {714285}}=1.714285714285714285...$

2. (geometry) Drawn over letters which represent a line segment.

   ${\text{segment }}{\overline {AB}}{\text{ has the same length as segment }}{\overline {CD}}$

3. (mathematics) Indicates the complex conjugate of a complex number.

   ${\bar {z}}={\overline {x+iy}}={x-iy}$

4. See ¯ for the macron, which is a diacritical mark used in multiple languages.

See also

• ¯ (“macron, a line drawn over a letter in some languages”)