Definition of "notation" []

• A system of figures or symbols used in a specialized field to represent numbers, quantities, tones, or values: musical notation. (noun)
• The act or process of using such a system. (noun)
• A brief note; an annotation: marginal notations. (noun)

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• "(For a more detailed account of the transition to staff notation, see Grove, op.cit. article _notation_.)"
• "But now the notation is cleaner and it has a better ending."
• "And the "youth" notation is strictly referring to the length of the stock."