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representation

noun
/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən//ˌɹiː.pɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Late Middle English representacioun, from Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentātiō. By surface analysis, represent + -ation.

  1. derived from repraesentātiō
  2. derived from representacion
  3. inherited from representacioun

Definitions

  1. That which represents something else.

    • The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.
    • The second and third quarters of the shield are indecipherable on the stone but clearer in two other representations of the arms, a painted wooden funeral hatchment for Mary Davie[…]
    • Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh - created by British author A.A. Milne - over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president.

  2. The act of representing.

    • We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.

  3. The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in…

    The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.

      • People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance.

    2. The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government

      The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.

      • The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.

    3. An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie…

      An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.

    4. A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.

    5. A theatrical performance.

    6. A statement

      A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others

    7. An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.

      • rates of representation to the emergency department

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Derived

corepresentation, faithful representation, group representation constituency, lodge solemn representation, metarepresentation, microrepresentation, misrepresentation, multirepresentation, nonrepresentation, overrepresentation, proportional representation, pseudorepresentation, representational, representationary, representationism, representationist, representationless, representation space, representation term, representation theorist, representation theory, ribbon representation, somatorepresentation, Stone's representation theorem, subrepresentation, time-frequency representation, under-representation, underrepresentation, unrepresentation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at representation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at representation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at representation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA