shorthand notation

collocation in English

meaningsofshorthandandnotation

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shorthand
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃɔːt.hænd/us
/ˈʃɔːrt.hænd/
a system of fast writing that uses lines and simple signs to represent words ...
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notation
noun[C or U]
uk
/nəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
a system of written symbols used especially in mathematics or to represent ...
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There is not much to choose between these solutions, but we will adopt ashorthandnotationof (17b) in the remainder of this article.
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But first we introduce some convenientshorthandnotation.
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Instead, they can be considered ashorthandnotationthat contains the necessary elements to relate structures to a hierarchy of processability.
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Theshorthandnotationfor that is the "proximity principle".
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Ashorthandnotationwas used to identify the stations.
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In the latter case, it is understood to be ashorthandnotation, encoding the amplitude and phase of an underlying sinusoid.
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Meristic traits are often described in ashorthandnotationcalled a "meristic formula".
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Smaller capacitors use ashorthandnotation.
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Minutes may be created during the meeting by a typist or court reporter, who may useshorthandnotation and then prepare the minutes and issue them to the participants afterwards.
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An important element is the use of lexical conceptual paradigms (lcp), shorthand notations for sets of possible interpretations.
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Shorthand notations include tildes and straight lines placed above or below the name of a vector.
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In many gaming contexts, especially tabletop role-playing games, it is common to see shorthand notations representing different dice rolls.
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