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# representation

«representation» in Mova's school dictionary: **A picture, model or sign that shows or stands for something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (representation, representations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A picture, model or sign that shows or stands for something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#m1)

2) Having someone to speak or act for you: «legal representation». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#m2)

3) Being included and shown fairly: «representation of girls in sport». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#m3)

4) (maths) A way of showing a number or data: «a bar chart representation». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#m4)

5) (formal) representations A formal statement or complaint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, pupils draw a representation of a fraction, bar model or number line. In history and citizenship, «no taxation without representation»; MPs give representation to their area. In art, a painting is a representation of a scene. Phrases: «a visual representation», «legal representation», «fair representation».

### examples

- Draw a representation of 3/4 using a shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#x1)
- The map is a representation of our town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#x2)
- Every person has the right to legal representation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#x3)
- The class wanted better representation of girls in the football team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#x4)
- The statue is a representation of a famous queen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#x5)
- A bar chart is a clear representation of the data. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#x6)
- And this is a representation of human nature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/#x7)

### note

Verb «represent», noun for a person «representative». Countable for pictures or models, uncountable for the idea of speaking for people. In maths, a «representation» shows the same value in a different form: 0.5, ½ and 50% are representations of one number.

### In the corpora

- [Proportional representation is a different system in which a party's share of seats matches its share of votes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «representation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/representation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.