conventional notation
nounUK /kənˈvenʃənəl nəʊˈteɪʃən/
US /kənˈvenʃənəl noʊˈteɪʃən/
The usual way people write something so everyone can understand it.
In math class, we write numbers in conventional notation instead of using pictures.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The common way to write music notes on lines and spaces.
The teacher showed us conventional notation for the song we were learning.
3. The regular way scientists write very big or small numbers.
Instead of writing all the zeros, we used conventional notation for the distance to the sun.
4. The ordinary way of writing something in a particular subject.
In chemistry, conventional notation shows each element with a letter or two.