notation
- noun
- /noʊˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
- 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.
- So either of these ways is fine as notation for the domain.
- To write this as a function, we would use inverse notation.
- And they used amongst themselves a secret number notation.
- That over there is Leibnitz notation if you have to use that.
- So that said, you popularize the asymptotic notation for describing running time.
- So anyway, to explain why my code sucked, let's talk about Big O notation.
Examples
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The students then learned to use the notation software Finale using the computer in the practice room.
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While many people learn to perform music by reading standard notation, this is but one approach.
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Without any prior knowledge of music notation, he knows "by ear" when his solution sounds right.
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So, for example, scientific notation could help us abbreviate numbers like these.
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When students feel the pulse and its division, the cognitive task of recognizing notation becomes that much easier.
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From there, we continued learning about the rhythmic notation needed to finish the tune: half, eighth, and whole notes.
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As we teach instrument technique and notation, we sometimes overlook the important skill of audiation.
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Of the rhythm syllable systems designed to accommodate enrhythmic notation, the one developed by Gordon is well known.
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The NYIB during the nineteenth century constantly experimented with music pedagogy, alternative notations, and adaptive apparatuses.
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In mathematics, scientific notation allows us to express very large or very small numbers easily.
Synonyms
Symbols on paper or screen that show how to play music
A system of symbols and signs that show numbers, operations, and how they relate
A set of symbols that shows numbers or ideas, for example in music and math
A number system where each digit's value depends on its place
Compounds
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A system of symbols and signs that show numbers, operations, and how they relate
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A way to write numbers and information using only the digits 0 and 1
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A system of symbols and formulas that shows chemical elements, compounds, and reactions
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A way to write down chant melodies using small marks to show the tune
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A way to write numbers where the decimal point stays in the same place, often used for money
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A way to write very large or very small numbers using an exponent so the decimal point can move
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A set of symbols and signs that show ideas and relationships in reasoning
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A way to write math expressions with each operator before its numbers, without parentheses
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A way of writing music in the Middle Ages that shows rhythm patterns for several musical parts
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A number system using sixteen symbols, the digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F
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A way of writing math where signs like + or × go between numbers and parentheses show order
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A way to write math with numbers before the sign so no parentheses
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A way of writing math expressions that uses the order of math signs instead of extra marks
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A way of writing math expressions without parentheses where a math sign like + or − comes before the numbers
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A way of writing math expressions without parentheses where each sign comes after the numbers
- Specialized
A way of writing math expressions where the operator comes before the numbers so no parentheses are needed
- Specialized
A way of writing math where operation signs come after numbers so parentheses are not needed
- Archaic
A number system that uses sixteen symbols, 0 to 9 and the letters A to F, used in computing
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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.