denote

«denote» in Mova's school dictionary: To be a sign or symbol for something; to stand for — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (denote, denotes, denoted, denoting) — formal

meaning for a pupil

1) To be a sign or symbol for something; to stand for. tree →

2) (formal) To show or mean something. tree →

sense in the lessons

Common in maths and science: "let x denote the number of apples", "the symbol + denotes adding". On maps, a blue line denotes a river. Phrases: let x denote, denoted by.

examples

• Let n denote the number of children. tree →
• The symbol ÷ denotes division. tree →
• On the map, a blue line denotes a river. tree →
• A red flag denotes danger. tree →
• The letter m denotes metres. tree →
• Stars denote the best answers. tree →
• One wore a cap of two staring colors, denoting the class of persons to which she belonged. tree →

note

Formal; plain words: stand for, mean, show. In algebra, "let x denote" names the unknown you want to find.

Trees and pragmatics

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