representation
rep·re·sen·ta·tion (rep′ri zen tā′s̸hən)
noun
- a representing or being represented (in various senses); specif., the fact of representing or being represented in a legislative assembly
- legislative representatives, collectively
- a likeness, image, picture, etc.
- a description, account, or statement of facts, allegations, or arguments, esp. one intended to influence action, persuade hearers, make protest, etc.
- the production or performance of a play, etc.
- Law a statement or implication of fact, oral or written, as made by one party to induce another to enter into a contract
Etymology: ME < MFr < L repraesentatio
representation
n.
n
Preposition: about
- suitability: We make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in these pages.
Preposition: on
- behalf: It is also clear that a number of other prominent public figures made representations on behalf of the Hinduja brothers.
Adjective modifier
- proportional: Why our MSP wants to foist proportional representation on us I do not understand.
- graphical: Graphical representation of calls waiting with color coding Flexible ' name key ' button window.
- pictorial: Content Technical Graphics I Apply manual techniques of pictorial representation to suit subject matter.
- visual: This results in a Zone Scale, which is a visual representation of PRINT values from black to white.
- symbolic: Reverse: Symbolic representation of technological development from the Iron Age to the modern computer age.
- diagrammatic: A data structure in which information is indexed by two-dimensional location is what we will call a diagrammatic representation.
Converse of object
- make: They will be allowed to make representations to the court.
- disclaim: Ultraspeed expressly disclaims any representation or warranty that the Ultraspeed service will be error-free, secure or uninterrupted.
- consider: In this case the Act requires the authority to consider any representations within 21 days from receiving them.
Modifies a noun
- formalism: Development and application of an object-oriented knowledge representation formalism ( GMD-FIT.KI, VUB, Pisa, CEAB, UPC, URV ).
Preposition: in
- parliament: It imposed the English law and administration on Wales made English the language of officialdom, and provided for Welsh representation in parliament.
Preposition: of
- reality: Realist Approach 5.1 The proper representation of social reality has therefore become contested.
Noun used with modifier
- string: I wanted a nice way to convert the string representation into its object counterpart.
- permutation: So the table of marks characterizes the set of all permutation representations of G.
- pixel: Higher order bits in pixel representations are assumed to be zero.
- emoticons: We recommend you to activate, otherwise you will have to enter the emoticons representations manually.
- data: The sculpture is a data representation of the community.
- knowledge: Ideally, users should be able to use free text, with the system providing a knowledge representation framework.
Taxation without representation is tyranny.
Tragedy isthus a representationof anactionthat isworth serious attention, complete in itself and of some amplitudeby means of pityand fear bringing about the purgation of such emotions.
No annihilation without representation. See Otis 630:19.
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