SUBNOTATIONAL
ʃən 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.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —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 | |
| 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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