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 includes tattoos that denote loyalty to the gang (four points); insignia, logos, notations, drawings, or dress that show allegiance to it (another four); and social-media posts that include its symbols (two more). Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 May 2025 Note that the correlation notation 1D_5D refers to the correlation between 1D post-earnings returns and subsequent 5D returns. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Even a basic grounding in musical notation can transform a child’s sense of what can be communicated to another human being, especially—and this is crucial—if notation is treated as a tool of creativity rather than simply an unpleasant test of the ability to play all the right notes or else. Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025 There’s a growing disconnect between how these cases are decided — by academically analyzing briefs, bar lines, and musical notation — versus how audiences actually experience music. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for notation
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  • When 80% of clinical data is unstructured—such as image scans, lab results, doctors’ notes or other formats that need to be interpreted and curated—achieving high levels of accuracy for this data can be challenging.
    Brian Foy, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The stable outlook also factors in Fitch’s expectation of gross debt reduction, including repayment of all 2026 notes at maturity ($7.95 billion).
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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  • This is especially in-demand and lucrative as more companies seek to prioritize AI integration and implementation as well as strategy, like Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO made clear in a memo released two weeks ago.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • In a recent a recent memo to employees, Jassy said AI would shrink Amazon’s workforce.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 30 June 2025

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“Notation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notation. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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