representation

«representation» in Mova's school 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

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

• 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.