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Is there a notation for indicating that an interval could be open or closed, (similar to the $\pm$ symbol meaning the operation could be $+$ or $-$)?

I am looking for an equivalent, less cumbersome way of writing something like "The domain of $f(x)$ is either $[a,b]$, or $[a,b)$, or $(a,b]$, or $[a,b]$." Does such notation exist?

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    I have never seen notation for what you want, but when I needed something like this I would write something like "Let $I$ be an interval with endpoints $a$ and $b$." – D_S Apr 10 '16 at 19:39
  • I was just in the process of writing exactly this question. Is there a way to "bump" a question? About time someone invented such a notation. – Prime Mover May 28 '20 at 06:25

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