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notation

notation

9 5.1
A system of signs used to show music or math
  • noun
  • /noʊˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : notación
  • For some instrumentalists, a less ideal process occurs: notation prompts the recall of a fingering or bodily movement.
  • music notation
  • standard notation
  • musical notation

So either of these ways is fine as notation for the domain.

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Examples

  • The students then learned to use the notation software Finale using the computer in the practice room.

    Academic text (2015)
  • While many people learn to perform music by reading standard notation, this is but one approach.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Without any prior knowledge of music notation, he knows "by ear" when his solution sounds right.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So, for example, scientific notation could help us abbreviate numbers like these.

  • When students feel the pulse and its division, the cognitive task of recognizing notation becomes that much easier.

    Academic text (2015)
  • From there, we continued learning about the rhythmic notation needed to finish the tune: half, eighth, and whole notes.

    Academic text (2012)
  • As we teach instrument technique and notation, we sometimes overlook the important skill of audiation.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Of the rhythm syllable systems designed to accommodate enrhythmic notation, the one developed by Gordon is well known.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The NYIB during the nineteenth century constantly experimented with music pedagogy, alternative notations, and adaptive apparatuses.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In mathematics, scientific notation allows us to express very large or very small numbers easily.

Synonyms

musical notation
vsnotation
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Symbols on paper or screen that show how to play music

is the general system used to represent many kinds of information not only music
mathematical notation
vsnotation
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A system of symbols and signs that show numbers, operations, and how they relate

is broader and applies to many information types beyond numbers and formulas
notational system
vsnotation
  • Specialized
6.6

A set of symbols that shows numbers or ideas, for example in music and math

is the general system used across fields like mathematics music and science
positional notation
vsnotation
  • Specialized
6.9

A number system where each digit's value depends on its place

is a general symbol system for many subjects not limited to number representation

Compounds

musical notation
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Symbols on paper or screen that show how to play music

mathematical notation
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A system of symbols and signs that show numbers, operations, and how they relate

binary notation
  • Specialized
5.1

A way to write numbers and information using only the digits 0 and 1

chemical notation
  • Specialized
5.3

A system of symbols and formulas that shows chemical elements, compounds, and reactions

chant notation
  • Specialized
9.9

A way to write down chant melodies using small marks to show the tune

decimal notation
  • Specialized
3.4

A system for writing numbers with the digits 0 to 9

duodecimal notation
  • Specialized
9.9

A number system that uses twelve symbols to write numbers

fixed-point notation
  • Specialized
7.2

A way to write numbers where the decimal point stays in the same place, often used for money

6.0

A way to write very large or very small numbers using an exponent so the decimal point can move

logical notation
  • Specialized
7.0

A set of symbols and signs that show ideas and relationships in reasoning

Lukasiewicz notation
  • Specialized
9.9

A way to write math expressions with each operator before its numbers, without parentheses

modal notation
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of writing music in the Middle Ages that shows rhythm patterns for several musical parts

hexadecimal notation
  • Specialized
7.3

A number system using sixteen symbols, the digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F

infix notation
  • Specialized
9.0

A way of writing math where signs like + or × go between numbers and parentheses show order

octal notation
  • Specialized
8.2

A number system that uses eight digits 0 to 7

9.5

A way to write math with numbers before the sign so no parentheses

8.1

A way of writing math expressions that uses the order of math signs instead of extra marks

Polish notation
  • Specialized
8.6

A way of writing math expressions without parentheses where a math sign like + or − comes before the numbers

postfix notation
  • Specialized
8.3

A way of writing math expressions without parentheses where each sign comes after the numbers

positional notation
  • Specialized
6.9

A number system where each digit's value depends on its place

prefix notation
  • Specialized
8.7

A way of writing math expressions where the operator comes before the numbers so no parentheses are needed

suffix notation
  • Specialized
8.3

A way of writing math where operation signs come after numbers so parentheses are not needed

8.9

A number system that uses sixteen symbols, 0 to 9 and the letters A to F, used in computing

How Systematic

notation
  • Specialized
9 5.1
symbol
625 3.5
mark
167 2.0

Surface Forms

notation singular
notations plural

Morphology

notation = note (semi-transparent) = note + ation

The suffixal structure is clear, but the technical sense of a symbol system is somewhat specialized and not fully predictable from the base word alone.

Etymology

The word notation comes from the Latin root nota, meaning 'mark' or 'sign', and is the same root as the common word note. So notation is a system of 'marks' or symbols used in music, math, or science to stand for sounds or ideas.