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Notation vs Inscription - What's the difference?

notation | inscription |

As nouns the difference between notation and inscription

is that notation is the act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters while inscription is text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone.

notation

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
  • (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.
  • (countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
  • She made a notation in the margin of the book.

    Derived terms

    * Hungarian notation * Polish notation

    Anagrams

    * tonation ----

    inscription

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia inscription) (en noun)
  • Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone.
  • The text on a coin.
  • Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.