noun
notation
A brief written note or mark recording information.
A notation in the margin recorded the date.
Etymology
The Latin verb means to mark or record. Notation names either the act of recording or the mark or brief entry that preserves the information.
More examples
- She added a brief notation beside the damaged item.
- The inspector's notation was difficult to read.
- Each notation identified a change to the original plan.
Forms
notation · notations
Similar words
- note
- Note is the ordinary word; notation often suggests a brief formal record or added mark.
- annotation
- An annotation usually comments on a text; a notation may simply record a date or observation.