Definitions for symbols
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1. symbols

   A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences. All communication (and data processing) is achieved through the use of symbols. Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas, or visual images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs. For example, a red octagon is a common symbol for "STOP"; on maps, blue lines often represent rivers; and a red rose often symbolizes love and compassion. Numerals are symbols for numbers; letters of an alphabet may be symbols for certain phonemes; and personal names are symbols representing individuals. The variable 'x', in a mathematical equation, may symbolize the position of a particle in space.The academic study of symbols is semiotics. In cartography, an organized collection of symbols forms a legend for a map.

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1. Symbols

   The tenth album by German industrial group KMDFM is titled with a string of five unpronounceable, non-alphabetic symbols, but usually cataloged as Symbols. It was released on September 23, 1997, on Wax Trax!/TVT Records. A digitally remastered reissue of Symbols was released in 2007 on Metropolis Records.

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1. symbols

   Plural form of symbol.

   The road signs had a number of symbols to indicate different things that we learnt in our rules of the road test.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2016  

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1. symbols

   Song lyrics by symbols -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by symbols on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce symbols?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say symbols in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of symbols in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of symbols in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of symbols in a Sentence

1. Thorbjorn Jagland:

   While it is in the nature of extremism to create enemies and frightening images, and to divide the world into us and them, the laureates show us something else, a young girl and a somewhat older man. One from Pakistan, one from India. One Muslim, the other Hindu. Both symbols of the world needs -- namely, more unity.

2. Robert Dana:

   It does n’t feel good, it does n’t look good, and it does n’t reflect us, we welcome displays of religious symbols in public spaces and residence hall rooms. We don’t advocate one religion over another.

3. Clinton Jenkins:

   In the U.S. these symbols are representative of the things we don't want in the country, but here it's all seemingly disconnected. Watching a girl sing 'Amazing Grace' on top of a giant Confederate flag is a hell of a contrast.

4. Kostas Ifantis:

   It's an issue which involves history and symbols, and ... a compromise is very difficult in this case.

5. Jan Reedijk:

   The chemistry community is eager to see its most cherished table finally being completed down to the seventh row, iUPAC has now initiated the process of formalizing names and symbols for these elements temporarily named as ununtrium, (Uut or element 113), ununpentium (Uup, element 115), ununseptium (Uus, element 117), and ununoctium (Uuo, element 118).

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=symbols