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no⋅ta⋅tion

  [noh-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing: musical notation.
2. the process or method of noting or setting down by means of a special system of signs or symbols.
3. the act of noting, marking, or setting down in writing.
4. a note, jotting, or record; annotation: notations in the margin.
Origin:
1560–70; < L notātiōn- (s. of notātiō) a marking, equiv. to notāt(us) (ptp. of notāre to note ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
no⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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no·ta·tion   (nō-tā'shən)   
n.  

    1. A system of figures or symbols used in a specialized field to represent numbers, quantities, tones, or values: musical notation.

    2. The act or process of using such a system.

  2. A brief note; an annotation: marginal notations.


[Latin notātiō, notātiōn-, from notātus, past participle of notāre, to note, from nota, note; see note.]
no·ta'tion·al adj.
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notation 
1570, "explanation of a term," from L. notationem (nom. notatio) "a marking, notation, explanation," from notatus, pp. of notare "to note." Meaning "system of representing numbers or quantities by signs or symbols" is attested from 1706.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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