Notation and Minute

noun

• A technical system of symbols used to represent special things.
  • synonyms: notational system
• A comment or instruction (usually added. )
  • usage: "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
  • synonyms: note, annotation
• The activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters. .

• (n.) Literal or etymological signification.
• (n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. especially, the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity or operations.
• (n.) The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures or characters.
• (n.) The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures or characters.
• (n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. especially, the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity or operations.
• (n.) Literal or etymological signification.

noun

• A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
  • usage: "he ran a 4 minute mile"
  • synonyms: min
• An indefinitely short time.
  • usage: "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
  • synonyms: moment, mo, second, bit
• A particular point in time.
  • usage: "the moment he arrived the party began"
  • synonyms: moment, second, instant
• A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree.
  • synonyms: arcminute, minute of arc
• A short note.
  • usage: "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
• Distance measured by the time taken to cover it.
  • usage: "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
  • synonyms: hour

adjective

• Infinitely or immeasurably small.
  • usage: "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
  • synonyms: infinitesimal
• Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination.
  • usage: "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
  • synonyms: narrow

• (p.pr.&vb.n.) To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
• (n.) A point of time; a moment.
• (a.) Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.
• (a.) Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.
• (n.) The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.).
• (n.) The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate.
• (n.) A fixed part of a module. See Module.
• (n.) A nautical or a geographic mile.
• (n.) A coin; a half farthing.
• (n.) A very small part of anything or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.
• (n.) The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10Á 20').
• (a.) Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.