representation
noun/ˌɹiː.pɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From re- + presentation.
1
Medicine, Sciences An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- rates of representation to the emergency department
representation
noun/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From Late Middle English representacioun, from Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentātiō. By surface analysis, represent + -ation.
9 senses
- 1That which represents something else.
- 2The act of representing.
- 3The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a…
- 4The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- 5The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's…
- 6An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group…
- 7A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- 8A theatrical performance.
- 9A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or…
1
That which represents something else.
- The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.
- The second and third quarters of the shield are indecipherable on the stone but clearer in two other representations of the arms, a painted wooden funeral hatchment for Mary Davie[…]2012 October 8, Daniel W. Patterson, The True Image: Gravestone Art and the Culture of Scotch Irish Settlers in the Pennsylvania and Carolina Backcountry, UNC Press Books, →ISBN, page 141:
1 more example
- Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh - created by British author A.A. Milne - over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president.2023 April 10, Sarah Wu, Yew Lun Tian, Fabian Hamacher, Yimou Lee, “A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral”, in Gareth Jones, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2023:
2
The act of representing.
- We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.
- That's according to a report published in The Guardian on New Year's Eve in which several regional leaders, including Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, were highly critical of the apparent lack of northern representation in the decision-making process.2022 January 12, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Vere admits to Lords: IRP lacks information”, in RAIL, number 948, page 11:
3
Broadly The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
4
Law The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance.
5
Government, Politics The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.
6
Mathematics, Sciences 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.
7
A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
8
A theatrical performance.
9
A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- Synonyms
- likeness
- Derived terms
29 terms
corepresentation, faithful representation, group representation constituency, lodge solemn representation, metarepresentation, microrepresentation, misrepresentation, multirepresentation, nonrepresentation, overrepresentation, proportional representation, pseudorepresentation, representational, representationary, representationism, representationist, representationless, representation space, representation term, representation theorist, representation theory, ribbon representation, somatorepresentation, Stone's representation theorem, subrepresentation, time-frequency representation, under-representation, underrepresentation, unrepresentation- Related terms
- represent, representable, representamen, representant