notation

 
Pronunciation: /nəʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] a series or system of written symbols used to represent numbers, amounts, or elements in something such as music or mathematics: algebraic notation [count noun]: new terminologies and notations
  • 2a note or annotation: he noticed the notations in the margin

Derivatives

notational

adjective

notationally

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin notatio(n-), from the verb notare, from nota 'mark'