notation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a system of written symbols and rules used to represent quantities, sounds, moves, or other specialized information

   Scientific notation expresses a very large number as a coefficient multiplied by a power of ten.

2. 2
   noun

   the act or method of representing something with a set of signs or characters

   The composer's notation of the rhythm made the intended accents clear.

Common collocations

• prefix notation Noun + noun
• suffix notation Noun + noun
• chant notation Noun + noun

From Latin notatio ("a marking, designation, explanation"), from notare ("to mark, note"), based on nota ("mark, sign"). The word developed from marking or recording generally to a conventional symbolic system.

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