NOTATIONAL SYSTEM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A technical system of symbols used to represent special things

Synonyms:

notation; notational system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("notational system" is a kind of...):

writing (letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "notational system"):

mathematical notation (a notation used by mathematicians)

musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)

choreography (a notation used by choreographers)

chemical notation (a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry)