Notation vs. Symbol

Notation vs. Symbol — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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 envelope

Symbolnoun

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.

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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