What's the difference between notation and novation?

Notation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.
  • (n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.
  • (n.) Literal or etymological signification.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As observed before, the inhibitors share a common main-chain conformation at the binding loop from P3-P'3 (Schechter & Berger notation), which is maintained throughout all the serine proteinase inhibitor families for which X-ray data is available, despite lack of similarity in the rest of the protein.
  • (2) Data received was converted to Munsell notation for evaluation of the dimensions of color, i.e., Hue, Chroma, and Value, as related to (1) shade differences, (2) thickness of porcelain, and (3) numbers of firings.
  • (3) Drug order notations entered by physicians on outpatient medical records were examined to determine if the availability of the profile influenced the completeness of drug-related data being recorded by physicians.
  • (4) In 300 Sienese skulls of known age and sex (146 male and 154 female) 6 modes of expression of bipartition of the hypoglossal canal were studied on the basis of a new scheme of notation that takes into account gradually increasing intensity.
  • (5) First, the historical evolution of number notations is presented, together with the mental processes for calculating and transcoding from one notation to another.
  • (6) The musical notation in braille remained intact: he could read by touch and play unfamiliar scores, he could also read and sing the musical notes, he could copy and write a score.
  • (7) Antibodies to the extreme C-terminal pentapeptide of procholecystokinin, YEYPS (in the single letter notation), have been used in radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemistry to characterize the material in rat intestine.
  • (8) A new system for the notation of intra-oral carcinomata has been described.
  • (9) The programs use a simple and logical notation to define motifs, and may be used either interactively or by using command line parameters (suitable for batch processing).
  • (10) Some of the research workers most closely concerned with the problem have now agreed upon a unified scheme for the notation of the human immunoglobulin subclasses, and, in particular, of the immunoglobulin G subclass, for which two different nomenclatorial schemes have been followed in recent years.
  • (11) Using this notation, a consistency condition for the completion of incomplete projection data is described.
  • (12) One route permits exact number representation, memory and calculation using symbolic notation.
  • (13) Microphthalmia is reported in two cases; notations are made about the orbits in three cases; and the fact that infants could not follow with their eyes is noted in three cases.
  • (14) A notation in one or more of these sources constituted a referral.
  • (15) These solid-state modules store information about each clinical use, including selected segments of the ECG rhythm and notations on defibrillator operation.
  • (16) This notation system appears valuable as a means of standardizing the examination and photographic findings from multiple institutions.
  • (17) (1) However, that proposed scheme of notation, which has already gained wide acceptance, left several specialized areas of nomenclature still to be resolved; one of these was the subclasses of immunoglobulins.
  • (18) Measurable lesions in a case such as aPR should be recorded in metric notation, using a ruler or calipers on X-ray films.
  • (19) Measures of recognition included a psychiatric diagnosis, psychologic and psychosocial chart notations, and various treatment options (e.g., therapy, consultation, referral, drugs, singly and in combination).
  • (20) Although established acuity thresholds should be regarded as conservative estimates, and not directly comparable to Snellen letter acuity notations, the preferential looking technique proved to be quite valuable in a paediatric ophthalmology unit.

Novation


Definition:

  • (n.) Innovation.
  • (n.) A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In this article we consider the effectiveness of creative novation behaviour therapy in preventing cancer and coronary heart disease in disease-prone probands, and also its effectiveness in extending life for patients suffering from terminal cancer.

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