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noun/nəʊˈteɪʃn/
/nəʊˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- a system of signs or symbols used to represent information, especially in mathematics, science and music
- scientific/musical notation
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNotation is used after these nouns:- shorthand
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin notatio(n-), from the verb notare, from nota ‘mark’.Definitions on the go
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