signum
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- noun
- Specialized
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símbolo
- Researchers often rely on particular signa to convey their findings effectively.
Examples
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This is from the Signum textbook graduate textbook where they're showing here a little cartoon of the organ of Corte showing the inner hair cells and the outer hair cells.
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Scholars write in Latin: Ecce signum.
Fiction book (1991) -
The signum of success in this course is the ability to comprehend complex theories.
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In music theory, a signum indicates a specific change in the composition.
Synonyms
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2.7
A mark, like a letter, that stands for something
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4.8
A mark that shows if a number is positive or negative
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7.7
A symbol or word that stands for something else
A sign or short letter that stands for words in old writings
A mark used in ancient Greek texts to show meaning
Surface Forms
Etymology
Signum comes from Latin signum, meaning 'sign' or 'mark', the same root as English sign and signature. So a signum is any mark or symbol in books, music, or scholarship that shows meaning or gives an instruction.