Thesaurus results for NOTATION

notation

noun

nō-ˈtā-shən

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as in note

a usually brief written reminder he had scribbled his notation so quickly I couldn't read it

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Recent Examples of notation This may not seem particularly important—but notation doesn’t just determine whether a result can be represented simply or in a complicated way. —

Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 May 2026 The notation was curiously quaint, dots and curly tails swimming along like so many tadpoles. —

Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026 GarageBand is a clear Editors' Choice winner for entry-level recording software, thanks to its array of instruments, multitrack recording, notation support, and instrument lessons. —

Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026 But notation isn’t just the specific squiggles. —

John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for notation

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Long-term holders — defined as those who have held onto their coins for at least 155 days, or about five months — were largely inactive from February to April but have turned into sellers in recent weeks, Compass Point analyst Ed Engel said in a note Tuesday.

— Dylan Butts, CNBC, 4 June 2026
After a night that featured 38 foul calls and a gritty Connecticut team determined to make a statement in Atlanta, the Dream clinched a 91-74 win over the Sun in a back-and-forth matchup that started rough but ended on a high note in their first Commissioner’s Cup game.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 3 June 2026