NESTED definition: (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. See examples of nested used in a sentence.
Visa is the latest entrant, with the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar organized under a corporate office in Dubai, and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman managed as a separate region out of Riyadh (both are nested under Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa).
Define nested. nested synonyms, nested pronunciation, nested translation, English dictionary definition of nested. nest nesting Japanese figures n. 1. a. A structure or shelter made or used by a bird to hold its eggs during incubation and to house its young until...
What does nested mean? Organized or arranged in a series of layers or interconnected structures, with one element enclosed or contained within another. "The Russian dolls were nested inside one another, creating a set of decreasing size."
Adjective nested (not comparable) Embedded. Successively fitted one inside another. (lexicography) (Of a lexical item) contained within a dictionary entry as a subordinate term of the main headword.
Factsheet What does the adjective nested mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective nested. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
