notation
noun
[ nəʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a series or system of written symbols used to represent numbers, amounts, or elements in something such as music or mathematics.
• "algebraic notation"
• a note or annotation.
• "he noticed the notations in the margin"
Similar:
annotation,
jotting,
inscription,
comment,
footnote,
entry,
minute,
record,
item,
memo,
gloss,
explanation,
explication,
elucidation,
marginalia,
exegesis,
scholium,
• short for scale of notation (see scale3).
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin notatio(n- ), from the verb notare, from nota ‘mark’.
