Notation
/noʊˈteɪʃən/
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Definition
(noun) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
Sentence Examples
Voiceless screaming was interestingly represented through music notation by Alfred Schnittke: "silence fortissimo".
I think that in the West, the first musical notation was invented by monks.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Musical ____ is a complex system of symbols used to represent sounds and rhythms.