representation

«representation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A picture, model or sign that shows or stands for something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (representation, representations)

meaning for a pupil

1) A picture, model or sign that shows or stands for something. tree →

2) Having someone to speak or act for you: «legal representation». tree →

3) Being included and shown fairly: «representation of girls in sport». tree →

4) (maths) A way of showing a number or data: «a bar chart representation». tree →

5) (formal) representations A formal statement or complaint. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, this is the way the Sefirot (the ten numbers) are shown or pictured, and the Ninth Path is said to correct that picture. In the primary lessons: In maths, pupils draw a representation of a fraction, bar model or number line. In history and citizenship, «no taxation without representation»; MPs give representation to their area. In art, a painting is a representation of a scene. Phrases: «a visual representation», «legal representation», «fair representation».

examples

• The Ninth Path is the Pure intelligence so called because it purifies the Numerations, it proves and corrects the designing of their representation, and disposes their unity with which they are combined without diminution or division. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• Draw a representation of 3/4 using a shape. tree →
• The map is a representation of our town. tree →
• Every person has the right to legal representation. tree →
• The class wanted better representation of girls in the football team. tree →
• The statue is a representation of a famous queen. tree →
• A bar chart is a clear representation of the data. tree →
• And this is a representation of human nature. tree →

note

Verb «represent», noun for a person «representative». Countable for pictures or models, uncountable for the idea of speaking for people. In maths, a «representation» shows the same value in a different form: 0.5, ½ and 50% are representations of one number.

In the corpora

• Proportional representation is a different system in which a party's share of seats matches its share of votes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «representation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.