notations
Marks with meaning
Notations are symbols or marks used to represent information in a standardized system.
Musical notation captures rhythm and pitch on a staff.
Mathematical notation expresses operations and relationships.
Scientific notation writes very large or small numbers compactly.
A notation can also be a brief written note: She made notations in the margins of the manuscript.
Notes in page edges
- footnotesMarginal citations below text
- commentsSpoken or written reactions
- glossShine or annotation
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
remarks · editorial · endnotes · commentary · highlighting · underlining · marking · notes
Consisting of two parts
- hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- markupAdded percentage for profit
regex · shorthand · encoding · symbolic · prefix · infix · postfix · camelCase
Symbolic substance representation
- molecularOf tiny particles
- structuralRelating to building framework
- atomicOf elemental particles
- periodicOccurring at intervals
isotope · electron · orbital · spectroscopic · nomenclature · symbolic · diagrammatic · shorthand
Financial record book
- logbookOfficial record of events
- registryOfficial record of entries
- catalogOrdered list of items
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
journal · chronicle · minutes · accounts · entries · filing · transcripts · documentation
Mathematical equality assertion
- formulaFixed method or notation
- variableProne to fluctuation
- functionPurpose or duty
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
integral · derivative · summation · set · Greek letters · subscript · superscript · exponent
marginalia
Notes in page edges
cross-reference · remarks · editorial · endnotes · commentary · highlighting · underlining · marking · notes · memo
binary
Consisting of two parts
- hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- syntaxRules for arranging words
markup · regex · shorthand · encoding · symbolic · prefix · infix · postfix · camelCase · snake_case
chemical formula
Symbolic substance representation
- molecularOf tiny particles
- structuralRelating to building framework
- atomicOf elemental particles
periodic · isotope · electron · orbital · spectroscopic · nomenclature · symbolic · diagrammatic · shorthand · standard
ledger
Financial record book
inventory · journal · chronicle · minutes · accounts · entries · filing · transcripts · documentation · bookkeeping
equation
Mathematical equality assertion
symbol · integral · derivative · summation · set · Greek letters · subscript · superscript · exponent · radical
clef
Staff pitch indicator
sharp · flat · natural · rest · chord · scale · key · signature · tempo · dynamics
- jottingsnotes, jottings, jotting, scribbles, scribbling
- annotationsfootnote, marginalia, endnote, footnotes, endnotes
- script notesscript notes, marginalia, scribbles, stage directions, blocking
- particularsdetails, specifics, particulars, minutiae, nuances
- cataloging termsindexing, listing, classifying, archiving, cataloging
- technical textshandbooks, manuals, textbooks, reference books, treatises
notationsprose
Unversified language
full text · narrative · elaboration · exposition · treatise
- music notationWritten system for sound
- scientific notationNumbers times ten-powers
- musical notationSystem for writing music
- dance notationSystem for recording choreography
- mensural notationSystem indicating rhythmic values
- index notationSymbolic component addressing system
notation, annotation, denotation, annotations, notational, denotations