notational system

Other forms: notational systems

Definitions of notational system

1. noun

   a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
   synonyms: notation

   types:

   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

   bar line

   a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars

   number representation system, number system, numeration system, system of numeration

   any notation for the representation of numbers

   binary notation

   any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)

   decimal notation

   any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9)

   octal notation

   any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 7)

   duodecimal notation

   any notation that uses 12 different characters

   hexadecimal notation, sexadecimal notation

   any notation that uses 16 different characters

   sign

   a character indicating a relation between quantities

   decimal point, percentage point, point

   the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

   exponent, index, power

   a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

   fixed-point notation, fixed-point representation system

   a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention

   floating-point notation, floating-point representation system

   a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent

   infix notation

   a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands

   parenthesis-free notation

   a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components

   tablature

   a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used

   Labanotation

   a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics

   musical scale, scale

   (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

   interval, musical interval

   the difference in pitch between two notes

   staff, stave

   (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

   clef

   a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it

   key signature, signature

   the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

   key, tonality

   any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

   atonalism, atonality

   the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system

   musical time signature, time signature

   a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat

   bar, measure

   musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

   rest

   a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

   musical note, note, tone

   a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

   slur

   (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato

   sharp

   a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

   flat

   a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named

   cancel, natural

   a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

   accidental

   a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

   fermata

   (music) a symbol, 𝄐 or 𝄑, indicating that a note or rest is to be held for a length determined by the performer or conductor

   solmisation, solmization

   a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters

   segno

   (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated

   sforzando

   (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack

   type of:

   writing

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