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Definitions for: Notation
[n] the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters
[n] a comment (usually added to a text); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"
[n] a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
Webster (1913) Definition: No*ta"tion, n. [L. notatio a marking, observing,
etymology, fr. notare to mark, nota a mark: cf. F. notation.
See 5th Note.]
1. The act or practice of recording anything by marks,
figures, or characters.
2. 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.
3. Literal or etymological signification. [Obs.]
``Conscience'' is a Latin word, and, according to
the very notation of it, imports a double or joint
knowledge. --South.
Synonyms: annotation, notational system, note
See Also: acknowledgment, chemical notation, choreography, citation, comment, commentary, committal to writing, credit, footer, footnote, mathematical notation, mention, musical notation, N.B., NB, nota bene, postscript, PS, quotation, reference, writing, writing
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