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Scientific notation (4264 bytes)
1: ...standard index notation''') is [[floating-point]] notation with [[radix]] (base) 10. It is a concise way of ...
7: ...er of 10. In that case an advantage of scientific notation is that trailing [[zero]]s which are the result o...
22: ...t very large and very small results in scientific notation; the 10 is usually omitted and the letter E for e...
24: Scientific notation is useful for describing physical quantities whic...
26: If a physical quantity is quoted using scientific notation, it is usually assumed to be [[accuracy|accurate]...

Scientific pitch notation (3744 bytes)
1: '''Scientific Pitch Notation''' in [[music]] is a method of naming the notes o...
5: This notation is useful, for example, when describing the writt...
624: [[Category:Musical notation]]

Notation (2056 bytes)
1: The word '''''notation''''' can be used in several senses:
2: ...tion]], the [[music]] is represented by [[musical notation]]
3: #In [[chemistry]], the [[Lewis notation]] denotes [[chemical bond]]s
4: #In [[quantum mechanics]], [[Dirac]]'s [[Bra-ket notation]] is another representation of [[probability ampl...
5: #In [[relativity]], for example, [[Tensor notation]] is a general way to represent a [[gravitational...

Z notation (1801 bytes)
1: The '''<b>Z</b> notation''' (universally pronounced ''zed'') is a formal [...
3: ...rst-order predicate logic]]. All expressions in Z notation are typed, thereby avoiding some of the [[paradox...
5: ...fication includes suggestions for rendering the Z notation symbols in [[ASCII]] and in [[LaTeX]].
8: ...''Information Technology - Z Formal Specification Notation - Syntax, Type System and Semantics'', ISO/IEC 13...
16: ...p://www.afm.sbu.ac.uk/z/ Jonathan Bowen's ''The Z notation'']

Big O notation (10992 bytes)
1: ...cs]] the '''Big O notation''' is a [[mathematical notation]] used to describe the [[asymptotic behavior]] of...
3: ...his 1892 book ''Analytische Zahlentheorie''. The notation was popularized in the work of another [[Germany|...
6: Omega and theta notation are also used for approximating formulae (''see [...
10: ...ly close, but noticeably different usages of this notation: '''[[infinite]] asymptotics''' and '''[[infinite...
14: Big O notation is useful when [[analysis of algorithms|analyzing...

Hungarian notation (3806 bytes)
1: '''Hungarian notation''' is a [[identifier naming convention | naming c...
3: ... is prone to unintentional type errors. Hungarian notation aims to remedy this by providing the programmer w...
5: In Hungarian notation, a variable name starts with one or more lower-ca...
7: While the notation always uses initial lower-case letters as mnemoni...
9: ==Similar notations in other programming languages==

Binary notation (771 bytes)
3: the term '''binary notation''' has the following meanings:
5: 1. Any notation that uses two different characters, usually the d...
7: ...ata]] encoded in [[binary_and_text_files|binary]] notation need not be in the form of a pure binary numerati...

Actuarial notation (4229 bytes)
1: '''Actuarial notation''' is a shorthand method to allow [[Actuary|actua...
3: ...script]] before or after the main letter. Example notation using the halo system can be seen below.
5: ... been made to adopt a linear system where all the notation would be on a single line without the use of supe...
7: == Example Notation ==
35: ...|annuities]] is <math>\,a\!</math>. The following notation can then be added:

Einstein notation (11667 bytes)
3: ...on''' or '''Einstein summation convention''' is a notational convention useful when dealing with coordinate ...
7: ...ermore, [[abstract index notation]] uses Einstein notation without requiring any range of values.
47: The real purpose of the Einstein notation is for formulas and equations that make no mentio...
86: ...to be given a specific name using coordinate-free notation.
87: ... notation either, but the translation between the notations is easier to describe by giving it a name.

Infix notation (1062 bytes)
1: ...] by computer as [[prefix notation]] or [[postfix notation]], but many [[programming language]]s use it to t...
3: In infix notation, unlike in prefix or postfix notations, [[parenthesis|parentheses]] surrounding groups ...
6: ...[postfix notation]], also called [[Reverse Polish notation]]
7: *[[prefix notation]], also called [[Polish notation]]
10: ... ''RPN or DAL? A brief analysis of Reverse Polish Notation against Direct Algebraic Logic''] &ndash; James R...

Chess notation (1076 bytes)
1: ...games, there is also a notation [[Forsyth-Edwards Notation]] for recording specific positions. This is usefu...
4: [[Category:Chess notation|*]]

Engineering notation (1784 bytes)
1: '''Engineering notation''' is [[scientific notation]] in which the [[Exponentiation|power]]s of [[10_...
5: ...g engineering notation, compared with scientific notation, is that e.g. 500 &micro;m and {{sn|500|&minus;6}...
17: [[Category:Engineering|Notation, Engineering]]

Index notation (4862 bytes)
1: '''Index notation''' is used in [[mathematics]] to refer to the ele...
14: In several programming languages, index notation is a way of addressing elements of an array. This...

Abc notation (3358 bytes)
1: ...ead abc notation and either process it into staff notation or play it through the speakers of a computer.
3: ...act, it is possible to play directly from the abc notation.
4: ...abc native tools support export and import of abc notation, including import of [[MusicXML]].
6: A unique feature of abc notation tools is the ability to manage tunebooks as well ...
8: ABC-notation is one of the more likely candidates to be incorp...

Asymptotic notation (4928 bytes)
1: ... hold in various contexts, e.g., Landau and Hardy notations):
3: * [[Big-O notation|O-notation]] (big-oh)
4: * o-notation (little-oh)
5: * &Omega;-notation
6: * &omega;-notation

Mathematical notation (4669 bytes)
1: ...thematical symbols]] for a systematic list of the notation. Mathematical expressions are evaluated according...
3: It is believed that a mathematical notation was first developed at least 50,000 [[year]]s ago...
6: ... that geometry became more subject to a numerical notation. However, some symbolic shortcuts for mathematica...
9: ...ean algebra]] and the development of [[positional notation]], it became possible to mechanize simple circuit...
10: ==Computerized notation==

Subtractive notation (1098 bytes)
1: ...h usually just two characters. Using subtractive notation the numeral IIII becomes simply IV.
5: ...umber into the order of the numerals, subtractive notation transformed the Roman numeral system from an vari...
7: ...without adding the flexibility of later postional notations sytems for [[mathematics]].

Whyte notation (6194 bytes)
1: The '''Whyte notation''' for classifying [[steam locomotive]]s by [[whe...
9: ...oy|Big Boy]] is written under this modified Whyte notation as a 4-8-8-4; there are two leading axles, one gr...
191: [[Category:Locomotives| 1 Whyte notation]]

Nashville Notation (717 bytes)
1: Nashville Notation is a method of writing, or sketching out, musical...
4: 1///4///5///1/// in Nashville Notation.
10: This method of notation facilitates musicians (who are familiar with basi...
12: .../www.cyberfret.com/q-and-a/24/index.php Nashville Notation, from CyberFret.com]

Dance notation (6528 bytes)
1: <!-- please note the notation systems should be given their correct capitalizat...
2: ...n Stroke Dance Notation' not 'Action stroke dance notation'. examine the external links of each system for r...
4: ...dance movement, it is [[analogous]] to [[Movement notation]] but can be limited to representing human moveme...
10: *[[music notation]]
11: *[[Graphic notation (dance)|Graphic notation]]

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