notation

noun
🔊/nəʊˈteɪʃn/
🔊/nəʊˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a system of signs or symbols used to represent information, especially in mathematics, science and music记谱法;标记法
    • scientific/musical notation科学/音乐符号
    Topics Musicc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNotation is used after these nouns:
    • shorthand
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin notatio(n-), from the verb notare, from nota ‘mark’.