notation
noun
no·ta·tion
nō-ˈtā-shən 
1
: annotation, note
2
a
: the act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters
b
: 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
Examples of notation in a Sentence
a mathematical notation for computer programming
he had scribbled his notation so quickly I couldn't read it
Recent Examples on the Web
According to a notation on the text, the Ukrainians rejected that amendment, insisting on the original formula, under which all the guarantors had an individual obligation to act and would not have to reach consensus before doing so.
—
Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Hasbrouck recommended asking the agent to make a notation in your reservation.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Meticulous notation indicates, below each wall label, where works were exhibited.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
This lunar art museum spans millennia, reaching all the way back to a Sumerian cuneiform fragment of musical notation up to modern-day beats by Timbaland.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
Pencil marks with the inventor’s notations and directions remain scribbled across the top.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
The right notation can absolutely transform a piece of mathematics, and can make space for generalizations as well.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
The sort who orders half the menu at a dinner for two, using each cocktail or glass of wine as a kind of musical notation, a mark of rest between courses, helping the unhurried night grow long and lively.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The notation for the plane ticket does not state a destination.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Hasbrouck recommended asking the agent to make a notation in your reservation.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Meticulous notation indicates, below each wall label, where works were exhibited.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
This lunar art museum spans millennia, reaching all the way back to a Sumerian cuneiform fragment of musical notation up to modern-day beats by Timbaland.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
Pencil marks with the inventor’s notations and directions remain scribbled across the top.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
The right notation can absolutely transform a piece of mathematics, and can make space for generalizations as well.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
The sort who orders half the menu at a dinner for two, using each cocktail or glass of wine as a kind of musical notation, a mark of rest between courses, helping the unhurried night grow long and lively.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The notation for the plane ticket does not state a destination.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
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notation
noun
no·ta·tion
nō-ˈtā-shən
1
: note entry 2 sense 3a
make notations on a paper
2
: the act of noting
3
: a system of marks, signs, figures, or characters used to give specified information
musical notation
scientific notation
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