Noun
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.
2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255:Finally, using Devanagari, and native scripts more generally, has the benefit of elevating indigenous scripts and languages within the context of English-language lexicography, rather than foregrounding, or purely relying on, western linguistic notations which cater solely to a monolingual English audience.
- This section lists all algebraic notation used in this book. (Using notations would be incorrect).
- The notations used in the two books differed. (Using notation would be incorrect).
- (countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
She made a notation in the margin of the book.
Translations
system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 記法/记法 (zh) (jìfǎ), 表示法 (biǎoshìfǎ)
- Czech: zápis (cs) m, notace f
- Dutch: notatie (nl) f
- Esperanto: simbolaro
- Finnish: notaatio (fi), merkintätapa (fi), merkintä (fi)
- German: Schreibweise (de) f, Bezeichnung (de) f, Bezeichnungen (de) pl, Notation (de) f, Darstellungsart f, Darstellung (de) f
- Greek: συμβολισμός (el) m (symvolismós), σημειογραφία (el) f (simeiografía) (music)
- Hebrew: רישום (he) m (rishúm), כתיב m (ktiv)
- Hungarian: jelölésmód (hu), jelrendszer (hu)
- Indonesian: notasi (id)
- Irish: nodaireacht (ga) f
- Italian: notazione (it) f
- Japanese: 表記 (ja) (ひょうき, hyōki), 記法 (きほう, kihō), 表記法 (ひょうきほう, hyōkihō)
- Maori: reo tohu
- Polish: notacja (pl) f
- Portuguese: notação (pt) f
- Romanian: notație (ro) f
- Russian: нота́ция (ru) f (notácija), систе́ма за́писи f (sistéma zápisi)
- Scottish Gaelic: comharrachadh m
- Tagalog: halat
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