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Vinony

notation

noun

  1. symbolic representation
  2. put into a system of notation (as music or choreography), translating into a special system of marks/characters
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Pronunciation: /noʊˈteɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Latin notātiō, equivalent to notate + -ion or note + -ation.

  1. The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
  2. A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.

    “This section lists all algebraic notation used in this book.”

    “The notations used in the two books differed.”

  3. A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.

    “She made a notation in the margin of the book.”