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# notation

noun (notation, notations)

«notation» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A system of signs or symbols used to write things down, especially in maths, music or science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#m1)
2. A written note or mark: a notation in the margin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons, notation includes symbols like +, ×, =, fractions, decimals and powers; «standard notation» or «scientific notation» are ways to write numbers. In music lessons, notation is how notes are written on the stave. In chess there is a notation for moves. Phrases: musical notation, scientific notation, maths notation, standard form.

### Examples

- Musical notation shows how long each note lasts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#x1)
- In maths notation, «×» means multiply. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#x2)
- Scientific notation writes 3000 as 3 × 10³. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#x3)
- Learn the notation for fractions: 3/4 means three quarters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#x4)
- Chess players use notation to record their moves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#x5)
- The teacher made a notation in the margin of my book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#x6)
- Roman numerals are an old notation for numbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/#x7)

### Note

Mostly uncountable; countable for a particular system («different notations»). In maths problems, read the notation exactly: 2³ means 2 × 2 × 2 = 8, not 6. Related: note, notate.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Mordell treats the letters and numbers of Sefer Yetzirah as a system of writing numbers. In the primary lessons: In maths lessons, notation includes symbols like +, ×, =, fractions, decimals and powers; «standard notation» or «scientific notation» are ways to write numbers. In music lessons, notation is how notes are written on the stave. In chess there is a notation for moves. Phrases: musical notation, scientific notation, maths notation, standard form.

### Examples

- Marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume will appear in this file - a reminder of this book's long journey from the publisher to a library and finally to you. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/notation/#x1)
- As the Arabic numeral system of notation, the vowels, and the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/notation/#x2)
- In a binary system of notation the Zero is the second Symbol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/notation/#x3)

### Note

Mostly uncountable; countable for a particular system («different notations»). In maths problems, read the notation exactly: 2³ means 2 × 2 × 2 = 8, not 6. Related: note, notate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «notation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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