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a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
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the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters
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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.
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A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
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Notation is a system of symbols or signs used to represent specific information or concepts. It is often used in mathematical equations, music scores or scientific formulas as a way to convey complex information in a universally recognized format.
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the act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters
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any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations
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literal or etymological signification
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nō-tā′shun, n. the act or practice of recording by marks or symbols: a system of signs or symbols.—adj. Nō′tate (bot.), marked with coloured spots or lines.—Chemical notation (see Chemistry). [L.,—notāre, -ātum, to mark.]
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a comment or instruction (usually added)
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