Notation vs. Symbol
Difference Between Notation and Symbol
Notationnoun
(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
Symbolnoun
A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.Chinese people use word symbols for writing.The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.Notationnoun
(uncountable) 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.
Symbolnoun
Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.
The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea.Notationnoun
(countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
She made a notation in the margin of the book.Symbolnoun
(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
Notationnoun
a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
Symbolnoun
A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.Notationnoun
a comment or instruction (usually added);
his notes were appended at the end of the articlehe added a short notation to the address on the envelopeSymbolnoun
Visible traces or impressions, made using a writing device or tool, that are connected together and/or are slightly separated. Sometimes symbols represent objects or events that occupy space or things that are not physical and do not occupy space.
Notationnoun
the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters
Symbolnoun
(crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
Symbolnoun
(obsolete) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
Symbolnoun
(obsolete) Share; allotment.
Symbolnoun
(programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
Symbolverb
To symbolize.
Symbolnoun
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Symbolnoun
something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible;
the eagle is a symbol of the United States
