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notation

[noh-tey-shuhn]

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noun

a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing: musical notation.

the process or method of noting or setting down by means of a special system of signs or symbols.

the act of noting, marking, or setting down in writing.

a note, jotting, or record; annotation: notations in the margin.

Origin:
1560–70; < Latin notātiōn- (stem of notātiō) a marking, equivalent to notāt(us) (past participle of notāre to note) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

no·ta·tion·al, adjective

non·no·ta·tion·al, adjective

re·no·ta·tion, noun

sub·no·ta·tion, noun

sub·no·ta·tion·al, adjective

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un·no·ta·tion·al, adjective

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Notation should be considered a set of instructions for performers.

There is no notation on any transcript or diploma as to whether a student was on site or not.

Perhaps the recent cultural fascination with catchy dates corresponds to our modern use of computerized notation.

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Notation should be considered a set of instructions for performers.

There is no notation on any transcript or diploma as to whether a student was on site or not.

Perhaps the recent cultural fascination with catchy dates corresponds to our modern use of computerized notation.

Alphabets, syllabaries, and raised notation systems are all forms of writing systems.

It's a new way of realizing the promise of music notation.

With the creation of notation systems, no dance form has to remain an oral tradition.

He has since decided that this stark notation isn't such a good idea after all.

But even e-mail still designates copies with the old typewriter-era notation for carbon copies: cc.

For example, the concept of zero, so useful in our positional notation in writing numbers.

Note the dropping of vector notation due to ultimate laziness.

It's musical notation, but you couldn't convert regular modern musical notation into audio this way.

Finally, each section ends with a notation that lists the major issues to be resolved in our day.

He invented the exponential notation for expressing big numbers.

They also need to be able to read standard staff notation and follow their legendary conductor measure by measure.

His overlapping expertise in computers and music led him to devise a system of musical notation for computers.

Other than that notation of folks who are never prepared.

Meanwhile, an inventive notation system gives the player a clear idea of which notes he or she is.

Wolk said, alluding to the musical notation for stringed instruments.

Our students also receive a notation on their transcripts so that anyone who reads them knows they cheated.

Of course a background in musical theory and an ability to read musical notation are preferred skills in all forms of music.

One can try to reproduce them from existing notation or use their vocabulary to do something creative and new.

As far as the pause symbol goes, many have noted it resembles the notation for an open connection on an electrical schematic.

Videotaping and dance notation now augment the age-old handing down of dances from one performer to another.

There are moments of inspired experiment and psychological empathy or an acute observation or notation.

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World English Dictionary

notation (nəʊˈteɪʃən)

—n
1.	any series of signs or symbols used to represent quantities or elements in a specialized system, such as music or mathematics
2.	the act or process of notating
3.	a. the act of noting down
	b. a note or record

[C16: from Latin notātiō a marking, from notāre to note]

no'tational

—*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.

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