notation

See also: Notation

English

notation (countable and uncountable, plural notations)

(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
(uncountable) 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.
- 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255:
  Finally, using Devanagari, and native scripts more generally, has the benefit of elevating indigenous scripts and languages within the context of English-language lexicography, rather than foregrounding, or purely relying on, western linguistic notations which cater solely to a monolingual English audience.
This section lists all algebraic notation used in this book. (Using notations would be incorrect).
The notations used in the two books differed. (Using notation would be incorrect).
(countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
She made a notation in the margin of the book.

act or process of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures or characters

system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities

Chinese:
Mandarin: 記法／记法 (zh) (jìfǎ), 表示法 (biǎoshìfǎ)
Czech: zápis (cs) m, notace f
Dutch: notatie (nl) f
Esperanto: simbolaro
Finnish: notaatio (fi), merkintätapa (fi), merkintä (fi)
German: Schreibweise (de) f, Bezeichnung (de) f, Bezeichnungen (de) pl, Notation (de) f, Darstellungsart f, Darstellung (de) f
Greek: συμβολισμός (el) m (symvolismós), σημειογραφία (el) f (simeiografía) (music)
Hebrew: רישום‎ (he) m (rishúm), כתיב‎ m (ktiv)
Hungarian: jelölésmód, jelrendszer (hu)
Indonesian: notasi (id)
Irish: nodaireacht (ga) f
Italian: notazione (it) f
Japanese: 表記 (ja) (ひょうき, hyōki), 記法 (きほう, kihō), 表記法 (ひょうきほう, hyōkihō)
Maori: reo tohu
Polish: notacja (pl) f
Portuguese: notação (pt) f
Romanian: notație (ro) f
Russian: нота́ция (ru) f (notácija), систе́ма за́писи f (sistéma zápisi)
Scottish Gaelic: comharrachadh m
Tagalog: halat

specific note or piece of information written in such a notation

Bulgarian: забележка (bg) f (zabeležka)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 記號／记号 (zh) (jìhao), 注釋／注释 (zh) (zhùshì)
Finnish: notaatio (fi), merkintä (fi), huomautus (fi), nuotinnos (musical notation)
German: Notiz (de) f, Vermerk (de) m, Anmerkung (de) f, Zusatz (de) m, Bemängelung f
Greek: σημείωση (el) f (simeíosi), σχόλιο (el) n (schólio)
Hebrew: רישום‎ (he) m (rishúm), כתב‎ (he) m (ktav)
Hungarian: jel (hu), feljegyzés (hu)
Indonesian: notasi (id)
Italian: notazione (it) f
Portuguese: anotação (pt) f
Russian: за́пись (ru) f (zápisʹ), примеча́ние (ru) n (primečánije), замеча́ние (ru) n (zamečánije), ссы́лка (ru) f (ssýlka)
Spanish: anotación f

From Latin notātiō.

notation f (plural notations)