notation

Symbolic recording method

Notation is a system of symbols used to represent information in a specialized field: musical notation, scientific notation, chess notation.

The word also refers to a brief written note or annotation: She made a notation in the margin.

To notate is to write something down using such a system.

musical

staff

Organization's workers collectively

  • clefStaff pitch indicator
  • trebleHigh frequency range
  • bassDeep pitch or fish

rest · sharp · flat · natural · time signature · key signature · measure · bar · tempo · dynamics

symbolic

symbol

Representational mark or sign

  • signMark conveying information
  • characterNature, symbol, or role
  • glyphVisual form of character

code · cipher · shorthand · stenography · Braille · ideogram · logogram · pictograph · ASCII · encoding

mathematical

equation

Mathematical equality assertion

summation · integral · derivative · matrix · vector · set · function · subscript · superscript · bracket

annotation

footnote

Citation at page bottom

commentary · remark · reference · citation · asterisk · dagger · superscript · explanation · clarification · cross-reference

scientific

chemical formula

Symbolic substance representation

subscript · superscript · element · compound · reaction · bond · valence · orbital · spectroscopic · exponential

Categories
Opposites
representation system

notationprose

Unversified language

full text · longhand · expanded form · narrative · natural language

formality of expression

notationvernacular

Everyday regional speech

colloquial speech · everyday language

documentation vs. absence

notationomission

Failure to include

unmarked · unrecorded · blank · unnoted · undocumented

Phrases
Family

connotation, annotation, denotation, annotations, notations, notational, notating

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G