NOTATION
[1]noun noun: notation; plural noun: notations
1. a series or system of written symbols used to represent numbers, amounts, or elements in something such as music or mathematics. "algebraic notation"synonyms:system of symbols, alphabet, syllabary, script;
2. a note or annotation. "he noticed the notations in the margin"synonyms:annotation, jotting, inscription, comment, footnote, entry, minute, record, item, memo, gloss, explanation, explication, elucidation;
REIFICATION
[2]noun
n regarding something abstract as a material thing
Synonyms: hypostatisation, hypostatization Type of: objectification the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
n representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
“according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual” Synonyms: depersonalisation, depersonalization Type of: objectification the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
RITUALIZATION
[3]noun
1 The action or process of ritualizing something.
1.1 Zoology The evolutionary process by which an action or behaviour pattern in an animal loses its original function but is retained for its role in display or other social interaction.
ABSTRACTION
[4]definition
Abstraction in its main sense is a conceptual process where general rules and concepts are derived from the usage and classification of specific examples, literal ("real" or "concrete") signifiers, first principles, or other methods.
"An abstraction" is the outcome of this process—a concept that acts as a common noun for all subordinate concepts, and connects any related concepts as a group, field, or category.[1]
RECLAMATION
[5] noun
1.the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or otheruse.
2.the act or process of reclaiming.
3.the state of being reclaimed.
4.the process or industry of deriving usable materials from waste, by-products, etc.
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