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Tombstone (typography) - Definition

Related Words: Gravure, Lithography, Mimeograph, Offset, Photoengraving

In typography, the tombstone symbol ∎ is sometimes used to mark the end of a mathematical proof. It is also called a halmos, after its eponym Paul Halmos.

Example Usage of (typography)

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