Notation
[nəʊ'teɪʃ(ə)n] or [no'teʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters.
(noun.) a technical system of symbols used to represent special things.
Typist: Lottie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.
(n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.
(n.) Literal or etymological signification.
Inputed by Byron
Definition
n. the act or practice of recording by marks or symbols: a system of signs or symbols.—adj. Nō′tate (bot.) marked with coloured spots or lines.—Chemical notation (see Chemistry).
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Examples
- Inventions-- Alphabetical Writing; Arabic Notation; The Mariner's Compass; The Telescope; The Steam Engine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Among the great _inventions_ of the past are alphabetical writing, Arabic notation, the mariner's compass, the telescope, the printing-press, and the steam-engine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The officer drew a powerful glass from his desk and examined all three specimens carefully, making notations meanwhile upon a pad of paper. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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