different between notation vs mensuralism

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /no??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

notation (countable and uncountable, plural notations)

1. (uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
2. (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.

   This section lists all algebraic notation used in this book. (Using notations would be incorrect).

   The notations used in the two books differed. (Using notation would be incorrect).

3. (countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.

   She made a notation in the margin of the book.

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Anagrams

• Ottonian, tonation

French

Etymology

From Latin not?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?.ta.sj??/

Noun

notation f (plural notations)

1. rating (evaluation of status)

Related terms

• noter

Descendants

• ? Polish: notacja

Further reading

• “notation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

mensural +? -ism

Noun

mensuralism (uncountable)

1. (music) European system(s) of musical notation, in use in different forms from c.1260 to c.1600, in which each note was given an exact time value

Related terms

• mensural
• mensuration
• mensuralist

Translations

Further reading

• Mensural Notation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia