notation

Noun

Meaning

The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

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.

Literal or etymological signification.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

code recording note transcription annotation notational system arabic integer character record writing letter alphabet chit figure
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Antonyms

dimple letter notable remove somebody delete
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Hypernyms

writing commentary comment committal to writing

Hyponyms

postscript n.b. citation reference credit mention

Phrases with the word

Bow's notation multilingual notation Kendall notation Dirac notation scale of notation dance notation

Anagrams

Ottonian tonation

Examples

During the process of stepwise refinement, a notation which is natural to the problem in hand should be used as long as possible. Niklaus Wirth

By relieving the brain of all unnecessary work, a good notation sets it free to concentrate on more advanced problems, and, in effect, increases the mental power of the race. Alfred North Whitehead

As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation. Franz Liszt

If it is to be effective as a tool of thought, a notation must allow convenient expression not only of notions arising directly from a problem, but also of those arising in subsequent analysis, generalization, and specialization. Kenneth E. Iverson

The precision provided (or enforced) by programming languages and their execution can identify lacunas, ambiguities, and other areas of potential confusion in conventional [mathematical] notation. Kenneth E. Iverson

Most programming languages are decidedly inferior to mathematical notation and are little used as tools of thought in ways that would be considered significant by, say, an applied mathematician. Kenneth E. Iverson

Close letter words and terms

notate notate bene notatin notation beaufort notational notational system