notation

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notation (countable and uncountable; plural notations)

(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
(uncountable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.
(countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
She made a notation in the margin of the book.

Derived terms

Related terms

note
notate

Translations

act or process of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures or characters

Czech: zápis (cs) m, notace (cs) f
Italian: notazione (it) f
Japanese: 表記 (ja) (ひょうき, hyōki)

Portuguese: notação (pt) f
Russian: запись (ru) (zápisʹ) f, записывание (ru) (zapísyvanije) n
Scottish Gaelic: comharrachadh (gd) m

system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities

Chinese:
Mandarin: 記法 (cmn), 记法 (cmn) (jìfǎ), 表示法 (cmn) (biǎoshìfǎ)
Czech: zápis (cs) m, notace (cs) f
Dutch: notatie (nl) f
Italian: notazione (it) f

Japanese: 表記 (ja) (ひょうき, hyōki), 記法 (ja) (きほう, kihō), 表記法 (ja) (ひょうきほう, hyōkihō)
Portuguese: notação (pt) f
Russian: нотация (ru) (notácija) f, система записи (ru) (sistéma zápisi) f
Scottish Gaelic: comharrachadh (gd) m

specific note or piece of information written in such a notation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 記號 (cmn), 记号 (cmn) (jìhao), 注釋 (cmn), 注释 (cmn) (zhùshì)
Italian: notazione (it) f
Portuguese: anotação (pt) f

Russian: запись (ru) (zápisʹ) f, примечание (ru) (primečánije) n, замечание (ru) (zamečánije) n, ссылка (ru) (ssýlka) f
Spanish: anotación (es) f

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