n.
Pronunciation: n ō - ' t ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin notation-, notatio, from notare to note
Date: 1584
1 : ANNOTATION , NOTE
2 a : the act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters b : a system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities
– no · ta · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective