Nutation vs Notation - What's the difference?
nutation | notation |
(physics) a bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body
a nodding motion (of the head etc.)
(astronomy) any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon
(botany) the circular motion of the tip of a growing shoot
(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.
As nouns the difference between nutation and notation
is that nutation is (physics) a bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body while notation is (uncountable) the act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.nutation
English
(wikipedia nutation)Noun
(en noun)notation
English
(wikipedia notation)Noun
- She made a notation in the margin of the book.