English Online Dictionary. What means representation? What does representation mean?
English
Etymology 1
From Late Middle English representacioun, from Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentātiō. By surface analysis, represent + -ation.
Alternative forms
- repræsentation (archaic)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- IPA(key): /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/
Noun
representation (countable and uncountable, plural representations)
- That which represents something else.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A theatrical performance.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
Synonyms
- (image, form): likeness
Derived terms
Related terms
- represent
- representable
- representamen
- representant
Translations
Etymology 2
From re- + presentation.
Alternative forms
- re-presentation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɹiː.pɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/
Noun
representation (plural representations)
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
References
- “representation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- representation in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- “representation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “representation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Anagrams
- repenetrations