notation

noun

(uncountable, countable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.

(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.

(countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.

Roots

notanot- · Latin · mark, note

Synonyms for notation

noten annotationn tablaturen marginalian jottingn scholiumn symbolsn footnoten numeraladj chartn

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Where does notation come from?

The word notation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root not-, from Latin nota (“mark, note”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.