representations
Images standing for something
Representations are things that stand for or depict something else.
A painting is a representation of its subject; a map is a representation of terrain.
In law, representations are statements made to induce agreement: The seller made false representations about the property's condition.
The word often appears in discussions of how groups are portrayed: representations of women in media.
In cognitive science and AI, representations are internal models or encodings of information.
Picture explaining something
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- drawingMarks forming a picture
painting · photograph · diagram · image · canvas · fresco · mosaic · tapestry
Representational mark or sign
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
totem · insignia · badge · crest · motif · glyph · sigil · token
Faithful scaled reproduction
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
simulacrum · model · effigy · statue · bust · figurine · mannequin · waxwork
Depiction of someone
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- enactmentPassing into law
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
- impersonationPretending to be another
performance · acting · interpretation · recreation · staging · mimicry · pantomime · rendition
Abstract mental construct
- ideaMental formation
- schemaOrganized representational structure
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- notionImprecise mental impression
image · perception · cognition · memory · construct · abstraction · conceptualization · visualization
Visual data display
- chartData shown visually
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- arrayOrdered collection or display
vector · encoding · format · visualization · dataset · markup · notation · schematic
Entrust authority to another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
advocate · agent · deputy · legislator · congressman · senator · parliamentarian · constituent
illustration
Picture explaining something
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
drawing · painting · photograph · diagram · image · canvas · fresco · mosaic · tapestry · watercolor
symbol
Representational mark or sign
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
metaphor · totem · insignia · badge · crest · motif · glyph · sigil · token · monogram
replica
Faithful scaled reproduction
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
reproduction · simulacrum · model · effigy · statue · bust · figurine · mannequin · waxwork · miniature
portrayal
Depiction of someone
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- enactmentPassing into law
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
impersonation · performance · acting · interpretation · recreation · staging · mimicry · pantomime · rendition · personification
concept
Abstract mental construct
notion · image · perception · cognition · memory · construct · abstraction · conceptualization · visualization · imagination
graph
Visual data display
array · vector · encoding · format · visualization · dataset · markup · notation · schematic · plot
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
spokesperson · advocate · agent · deputy · legislator · congressman · senator · parliamentarian · constituent · electorate
- representationsstatue, symbol, portraits, emblem, sign
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- contract termscontract terms, agreement, terms, conditions, condition
- frameworksframework, frameworks, schema, schemas, schemata
- contract clausesseverability clause, termination clause, confidentiality clause, force majeure, dispute resolution
- operator algebrasprojections, factors, states, ideals, center
representationsrealities
Things that exist
actualities · originals · referents · the real thing · prototypes
representationsdirect experience
Unmediated personal encounter
presence · immediacy · lived experience · raw data · primary sources
representationssilences
Stops from speaking
omissions · absences · suppressions · erasures · invisibility
- democratic representationElected officials serving constituents
- equal representationBalanced voice in governance
- legal representationAttorney acting on behalf
- minority representationPresence of underrepresented groups
- taxation without representationFees imposed without elected consent
- media representationHow media depicts subjects
representation, misrepresentation, representational, underrepresentation, overrepresentation, nonrepresentational, self-representation