/nəʊˈteɪʃən/
a system of signs or symbols used to represent information, especially in mathematics, science and music 记谱法；标记法
(音乐、数学等的)标记系统，成套符号；A system of notation is a set of written symbols that are used to represent something such as music or mathematics. [usu supp N]
Musical notation was conceived for the C major scale and each line and space represents a note in this scale.
五线谱以C大音阶构成，每一个线和间代表这个音阶的音符。
//…some other abstract notation system like a computer language.
其他的抽象符号系统，如计算机语言