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symbolic language

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noun

  1. a specialized language dependent upon the use of symbols for communication and created for the purpose of achieving greater exactitude, as in symbolic logic or mathematics.


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This project delves into the autonomous region of Gagauzia, capturing its vibrant culture through traditional weaving and its symbolic language.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

For example, philosopher Hubert Dreyfus's thesis in his 1972 book What Computers Can't Do was that cognition cannot be codified in the symbolic language of computers.

From Scientific American • Sep. 24, 2022

This symbolic language is what has become modern logic.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Astrology is a symbolic language, Flaherty says — a map that can help you understand your strengths and weaknesses, and figure out the best path to personal growth.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2020

As creation is symbolic, and the province of the poet is humbly to imitate the works of the Great Artist, we must expect to find him also make use of symbolic language, imagery.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

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