Notation and Representation

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 presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image.
  • synonyms: mental representation, internal representation
• A creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something.
• The act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf.
• The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent.
  • synonyms: delegacy, agency
• A body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency.
  • usage: "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"
• A factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract.
  • usage: "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"
• A performance of a play.
  • synonyms: theatrical performance, theatrical, histrionics
• A statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting.
  • usage: "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
• The right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body.
• An activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent. .

• (n.) The state of being represented.
• (n.) The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress.
• (n.) The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.
• (n.) A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness or an advocate.
• (n.) A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.
• (n.) Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected or either party is influenced.
• (n.) That which represents.
• (n.) A likeness, a picture or a model; as, a representation of the human face or figure, and the like.