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      representation
      noun
      That which represents something else.
      The act of representing.
      (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
      (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
      A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
      (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
      A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
      A theatrical performance.
      (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
      (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
      Roots
      sumsent- · Latin · be
      Synonyms for representation
      depictionnrepresentativenportrayalntypificationnillustrationndelineationnlimningnsimulacrumnrenderingnembodimentn
      Words related to representation
      delegacynrepresentingvrepresentationaladjunrepresentedrepresentableadjrepresentedadjhyetographdelineativeadjgorgoneionschematismnfigurationnrepresentsvunderrepresentedvdepictingndiagrammaticallyadvrepresentativelyadvsymbolizationnschematizationnrepresentativenessnpresentativeadjrepresentationalismnpaleontographyadjfiguraladjantitypenoverrepresentedportrayingndiagrammaticaladjdepictureemblematicaladjdiagrammaticadj

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      Where does representation come from?

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