- any series of signs or symbols used to represent quantities or elements in a specialized system, such as music or mathematics
- the act or process of notating
- a note or record
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
no•ta•tion /noʊˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a system of special symbols or signs for a particular use:[uncountable]musical notation.
- [uncountable] the act, process, or method of writing down by means of such a system.
- [countable] a short note;
annotation.
no•ta•tion
(nō tā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
no•ta′tion•al, adj.
- a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing:musical notation.
- the process or method of noting or setting down by means of a special system of signs or symbols.
- the act of noting, marking, or setting down in writing.
- a note, jotting, or record;
annotation:notations in the margin.
- Latin notātiōn- (stem of notātiō) a marking, equivalent. to notāt(us) (past participle of notāre to note) + -iōn- -ion
- 1560–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
notation /nəʊˈteɪʃən/ n
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'notation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
analytical geometry
- binary
- binary notation
- binary number
- bit
- choreography
- counterpoint
- diesis
- digital computer
- double
- exclamation mark
- hexadecimal
- high-level language
- mathematics
- Napier
- octal notation
- positional notation
- scale
- stave
- tablature
- accent mark
- algebra
- Algol
- algorism
- basic
- BC
- binary code
- binary-coded decimal system
- breve
- characteristic
- checkpoint
- choreology
- cipher
- digital
- digital recording
- enharmonic
- era
- exception
- flat
- Guido d'Arezzo
- Hermann-Mauguin symbol
- hundredth
- key signature
- Laban dance notation system
- large
- Library of Congress classification
- longa
- mensural notation
- microcode
- neume
