notation; orthography; writing system; representation
Refers to a system or method of writing, notation, or symbolic representation. Used in contexts like linguistics, mathematics, music, and computing.
The Japanese writing system includes kanji, hiragana, and katakana.
この数式は特殊な表記法を使っている。
This formula uses a special notation.
記法 is a more general term for 'notation' often used in technical fields like mathematics or programming, whereas 表記法 can also refer to writing systems for languages.
numerical notation
linear notation
mixed notation
positional notation; positional representation system
mixed base notation; mixed base numeration system
Compound of 表記 (ひょうき, 'writing down; representation') + 法 (ほう, 'method; law'). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.