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[noh-tey-shuhn] / noʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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“Exponential notation is the language of modern science,” says Mr. Elwes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

He noted where smugglers had blowtorched openings big enough to crawl through and pointed out the spray-painted notation of when those gaps were closed.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2025

“Dorico’s not totally perfect if you have super weird stuff like harp notation or complicated percussion staves. You might have to hand-tweak those after they’re in the new system,” said Pogue.

From Slate Sep. 26, 2024

The defendant or his sons signed 11 checks to Michael Cohen with a false stub notation, “Retainer.”

From Salon May 24, 2024

Under the tidy parade of numbers beside the notation “L’s #,” Ivy had instead drawn a building.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Epstein’s calendar suggests Epstein was also a patient: The files include notations for blood draws and follow-ups over several years.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

Then came four more “Just Added” shows — and another four — and the “sold out” notations just continued appearing on ticket pages.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2024

GPT-4 generated identical notations for the same marker genes in 85 percent of cases.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 2024

Amid all the praise, criticism, helpful notations and humorous color, Slagle’s voice is notably absent.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2023

He took out the card marked ‘Mrs. Dan Davis and Family’ and glanced through the notations until he reached Lancy’s name.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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