Which word means symbol

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A symbol is a mark, sign, or a word that indicates, signifies, or it 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.^{[citation needed]}

The academic study of symbols is semiotics. In cartography, an organized collection of symbols forms a legend for a map.

Etymology[edit]

The word symbol derives from the late Middle French masculine noun symbole, which appeared around 1380 in a theological sense signifying a formula used in the Roman Catholic Church as a sort of synonym for ‘the credo’; by extension in the early Renaissance it came to mean ‘a maxim’ or ‘the external sign of a sacrament’; these meanings were lost in secular contexts. It was during the Renaissance in the mid-16th century that the word took on the meaning that is dominant today, that of ‘a natural fact or object evoking by its form or its nature an association of ideas with something abstract or absent’; this appears, for example, in François Rabelais, Le Quart Livre, in 1552.^[1] This French word derives from Latin, where both the masculine noun symbolus and the neuter noun symbolum refer to «a mark or sign as a means of recognition.»^[2] The Latin word derives from the Greek σύμβολον symbolon, from a verb meaning ‘throw together, put together, compare,’ alluding to the Classical practice of breaking a piece of ceramic in two and giving one half to the person who would receive a future message, and one half to the person who would send it: when the two fit perfectly together, the receiver could be sure that the messenger bearing it did indeed also carry a genuine message from the intended person.^[3] A literary or artistic symbol as an «outward sign» of something else is a metaphorical extension of this notion of a message from a sender to a recipient. In English, the meaning «something which stands for something else» was first recorded in 1590, in Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queene.^[4]

Concepts and definitions[edit]

Symbols are a means of complex communication that often can have multiple levels of meaning.^[5] Symbols are the basis of all human understanding and serve as vehicles of conception for all human knowledge.^[6] Symbols facilitate understanding of the world in which we live, thus serving as the grounds upon which we make judgments.^[7] In this way, people use symbols not only to make sense of the world around them, but also to identify and cooperate in society through constitutive rhetoric.

Human cultures use symbols to express specific ideologies and social structures and to represent aspects of their specific culture. Thus, symbols carry meanings that depend upon one’s cultural background. As a result, the meaning of a symbol is not inherent in the symbol itself but is culturally learned.^[5]

Heinrich Zimmer gives a concise overview of the nature, and perennial relevance, of symbols.

Concepts and words are symbols, just as visions, rituals, and images are; so too are the manners and customs of daily life. Through all of these a transcendent reality is mirrored. There are so many metaphors reflecting and implying something which, though thus variously expressed, is ineffable, though thus rendered multiform, remains inscrutable. Symbols hold the mind to truth but are not themselves the truth, hence it is delusory to borrow them. Each civilisation, every age, must bring forth its own.»^[8]

In the book Signs and Symbols, it is stated that

A symbol … is a visual image or sign representing an idea — a deeper indicator of universal truth.^[9]

Symbols and semiotics[edit]

Semiotics is the study of signs, symbols, and signification as communicative behavior. Semiotics studies focus on the relationship of the signifier and the signified, also taking into account the interpretation of visual cues, body language, sound, and other contextual clues. Semiotics is linked with linguistics and psychology. Semioticians not only study what a symbol implies but also how it got its meaning and how it functions to make meaning in society. Symbols allow the human brain continuously to create meaning using sensory input and decode symbols through both denotation and connotation.

Psychoanalysis, rhetoric, and archetypes[edit]

An alternative definition of symbol, distinguishing it from the term sign was proposed by Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung. In his studies on what is now called Jungian archetypes, a sign stands for something known, as a word stands for its referent. He contrasted a sign with a symbol: something that is unknown and that cannot be made clear or precise. An example of a symbol in this sense is Christ as a symbol of the archetype called self.^[10]

Kenneth Burke described Homo sapiens as a «symbol-using, symbol making, and symbol misusing animal» to suggest that a person creates symbols as well as misuses them. One example he uses to indicate what he means by the misuse of symbol is the story of a man who, when told that a particular food item was whale blubber, could barely keep from throwing it up. Later, his friend discovered it was actually just a dumpling. But the man’s reaction was a direct consequence of the symbol of «blubber» representing something inedible in his mind. In addition, the symbol of «blubber» was created by the man through various kinds of learning.

Burke goes on to describe symbols as also being derived from Sigmund Freud’s work on condensation and displacement, further stating that symbols are not just relevant to the theory of dreams but also to «normal symbol systems». He says they are related through «substitution», where one word, phrase, or symbol is substituted for another in order to change the meaning.^{[clarification needed]} In other words, if one person does not understand a certain word or phrase, another person may substitute a synonym or symbol in order to get the meaning across. However, upon learning the new way of interpreting a specific symbol, the person may change his or her already-formed ideas to incorporate the new information.

Jean Dalby Clift says that people not only add their own interpretations to symbols, they also create personal symbols that represent their own understanding of their lives: what she calls «core images» of the person. Clift argues that symbolic work with these personal symbols or core images can be as useful as working with dream symbols in psychoanalysis or counseling.^[11]

William Indick suggests that the symbols that are commonly found in myth, legend, and fantasy fulfill psychological functions and hence are why archetypes such as «the hero,» «the princess» and «the witch» have remained popular for centuries.^[12]

Symbolic value[edit]

Symbols can carry symbolic value in three primary forms: Ideological, comparative, and isomorphic.^[13] Ideological symbols such as religious and state symbols convey complex sets of beliefs and ideas that indicate «the right thing to do». Comparative symbols such as prestigious office addresses, fine art, and prominent awards indicate answers to questions of «better or worse» and «superior or inferior». Isomorphic symbols blend in with the surrounding cultural environment such that they enable individuals and organizations to conform to their surroundings and evade social and political scrutiny. Examples of symbols with isomorphic value include wearing a professional dress during business meetings, shaking hands to greet others in the West, or bowing to greet others in the East. A single symbol can carry multiple distinct meanings such that it provides multiple types of symbolic value.^[13]

Paul Tillich[edit]

Paul Tillich argued that, while signs are invented and forgotten, symbols are born and die.^[14] There are, therefore, dead and living symbols. A living symbol can reveal to an individual hidden levels of meaning and transcendent or religious realities. For Tillich a symbol always «points beyond itself» to something that is unquantifiable and mysterious; symbols open up the «depth dimension of reality itself».^[15] Symbols are complex, and their meanings can evolve as the individual or culture evolves. When a symbol loses its meaning and power for an individual or culture, it becomes a dead symbol.
When a symbol becomes identified with the deeper reality to which it refers, it becomes idolatrous as the «symbol is taken for reality.» The symbol itself is substituted for the deeper meaning it intends to convey. The unique nature of a symbol is that it gives access to deeper layers of reality which are otherwise inaccessible.^[16]

Role of context in symbolism[edit]

A symbol’s meaning may be modified by various factors including popular usage, history, and contextual intent.

Historical meaning[edit]

The history of a symbol is one of many factors in determining a particular symbol’s apparent meaning. Consequently, symbols with emotive power carry problems analogous to false etymologies.^[17]

Context[edit]

The context of a symbol may change its meaning. Similar five-pointed stars might signify a law enforcement officer or a member of the armed services, depending upon the uniform.

Symbols in cartography[edit]

Symbols are used in cartography to communicate geographical information (generally as point, line, or area features).^[18] As with other symbols, visual variables such as size, shape, orientation, texture, and pattern provide meaning to the symbol.^[19] According to semiotics, map symbols are «read» by map users when they make a connection between the graphic mark on the map (the sign), a general concept (the interpretant), and a particular feature of the real world (the referent). Map symbols can thus be categorized by how they suggest this connection:^[20][21]

• Pictorial symbols (also «image», «iconic», or «replicative») appear as the real-world feature, although it is often in a generalized manner; e.g. a tree icon to represent a forest, or green denoting vegetation.
• Functional symbols (also «representational») directly represent the activity that takes place at the represented feature; e.g. a picture of a skier to represent a ski resort or a tent to represent a campground.
• Conceptual symbols directly represent a concept related to the represented feature; e.g. a dollar sign to represent an ATM, or a Star of David to represent a Jewish synagogue.
• Conventional symbols (also «associative») do not have any intuitive relationship but are so commonly used that map readers eventually learn to recognize them; e.g. a red line to represent a highway or a cross to represent a hospital.
• Abstract/geometric symbols (also «adhHoc») are arbitrary shapes chosen by the cartographer to represent a certain feature.

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A symbolic action is an action that symbolizes or signals what the actor wants or believes. The action conveys meaning to the viewers. Symbolic action may overlap with symbolic speech, such as the use of flag burning to express hostility or saluting the flag to express patriotism.^[22] In response to intense public criticism, businesses, organizations, and governments may take symbolic actions rather than, or in addition to, directly addressing the identified problems.^[23]

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References[edit]

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from συμβάλλω (sumbállō, “I throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw, put”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• enPR: sĭmbəl, IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmbəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪmbəl
• Hyphenation: sym‧bol
• Homophone: cymbal

Noun[edit]

symbol (plural symbols)

1. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

   $ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.

   Chinese people use word symbols for writing.

2. A thing considered the embodiment of a concept or object.

   The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.

3. (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
4. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.

   The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.

5. (crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane’s position relative to the assumed axes.
6. (obsolete) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.

   • 1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:

     They do their work in the days of peace […] and come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague.

7. (obsolete) Share; allotment.

   • 1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:

     The persons who are to be judged […] shall all appear to receive their symbol.

8. (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
9. (telecommunications) A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.

Derived terms[edit]

• status symbol
• typographical symbol

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• diabolical
• symbolic
• symbolize
• symbolism

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

symbol (third-person singular simple present symbols, present participle symboling or symbolling, simple past and past participle symboled or symbolled)

1. To symbolize.

   • 1877, Alfred Tennyson, Harold: A Drama, London: Henry S. King & Co., →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 128:

     […] They told me that the Holy Rood had lean’d / And bow’d above me; […] / [I]f it bow’d, whether it symbol’d ruin / Or glory, who shall tell?

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

• punctuation

Further reading[edit]

• symbol in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “symbol”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin symbolum.

Noun[edit]

symbol m

1. symbol

Declension[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

• symbol in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• symbol in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), via Latin symbolum.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /symboːl/, [symˈb̥oːˀl]
• Rhymes: -oːl

Noun[edit]

symbol n (singular definite symbolet, plural indefinite symboler)

1. symbol

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

• statussymbol

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• symbolik
• symbolisere
• symbolisme
• symbolist
• symbolsk

Further reading[edit]

• symbol on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon) via Latin symbolum.

Noun[edit]

symbol n (definite singular symbolet, indefinite plural symbol or symboler, definite plural symbola or symbolene)

1. a symbol

Derived terms[edit]

• statussymbol
• symbolisme

[edit]

• symbolisere
• symbolsk

References[edit]

• “symbol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon) via Latin symbolum.

Noun[edit]

symbol n (definite singular symbolet, indefinite plural symbol, definite plural symbola)

1. a symbol

Derived terms[edit]

• statussymbol
• symbolisme

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• symbolsk

References[edit]

• “symbol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σῠ́μβολον (súmbolon).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨm.bɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɨmbɔl
• Syllabification: sym‧bol

Noun[edit]

symbol m inan

1. symbol

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• symbol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• symbol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin symbolum, cognate with English symbol. Compare also Danish symbol, Norwegian Nynorsk symbol, and Norwegian Bokmål symbol.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

symbol c

1. symbol

Declension[edit]

Declension of symbol
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	symbol	symbolen	symboler	symbolerna
Genitive	symbols	symbolens	symbolers	symbolernas

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

• symbol in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• symbol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• sumbol

Etymology[edit]

From English symbol, from French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ̞mbɔl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmbɔl/

Usage notes[edit]

Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in symbol is pronounced /ɨ̞, ɪ/ rather than expected /ə/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word sumbol. Nevertheless, symbol is the more common spelling of the two. See pyramid/puramid, synthesis/sunthesis, system/sustem for similar examples.

Noun[edit]

symbol m (plural symbolau, not mutable)

1. symbol

Derived terms[edit]

• symbolaeth (“symbolism”)
• symbolaidd (“symbolic”)
• symboleiddio (“symbolise”)
• symbolwr (“symbolist”)
• symbolydd (“symbolist”)

Further reading[edit]

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “symbol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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7	0   0 Symbol something used to represent something else.

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10

0   0 Symbol A word or concrete object that represents something else, especially an object representing something that is abstract. Colours and animals are common symbols. A symbol adds a deeper meaning to an object, eg a crown represents royalty. Universal or striking symbols aim to increase awareness or deepen understanding.

11	0   0 Symbol An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself. The glass unicorn in The Glass Menagerie

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13	0   0 Symbol   multiple representations of the physical standing for the abstract; a concrete object, not «love» or «envy»

14	0   0 Symbol A word or phrase that signifies an object or event which in turn signifies something beyond itself. Symbols can be conventional or public (a peacock, the Cross, the Red, White and Blue) or personal or private for the writer. Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms.

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16	0   0 Symbol An object, animate or inanimate, which represents something else through the use of association, intentional analogy and convention.

17

0   0 Symbol  A person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond and usually more abstract than its literal significance. Symbols are educational devices for evoking complex ideas without having to resort to painstaking explanations that would make a story more like an essay than an experience. Conventional symbols have me [..]

18	0   0 Symbol  – something that is what it is and also represents something else

19	0   0 Symbol  an object or action that stands for something beyond itself Example

20	0   0 Symbol Something that stands for something else.

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22	0   0 Symbol A person, place, thing, event, or pattern in a literary work that is not only itself but also stands for something else, often something more abstract.

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24	0   0 Symbol One item used to meaningfully represent another—as in the case of a flag which symbolizes a nation.

25	0   0 Symbol Definition A system of letters used to uniquely identify a stock or mutual fund. Symbols with up to three letters are used for stocks which are listed and trade on an exchange. Symbols with four lette [..]

26	0   0 Symbol idea, element, or picture that exemplifies other thing/idea. It can be logo, flag, picture. In literature symbolic words are used to present idea indirectly, in a suggestive manner; 2. In psychology, [..]

27	0   0 Symbol simbol

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30	0   0 Symbol the use of a character, prop or aspect of the set to exemplify an idea (for example, a red rose to represent love; white as a sign of purity or innocence).

31	0   0 Symbol Words or images that signify more than they literally represent e.g. the ‘sun’ or the ‘moon’. Symbols can carry a number of different connotations . Yeats frequently used symbo [..]

32	0   0 Symbol a sign or attribute that stands for something else, to which it may or may not have any relationship. For example, the bald eagle or "Uncle Sam" are symbols of the United States.

33	0   0 Symbol Mental impressions denoting spiritual or mental truths.

34	0   0 Symbol A bitmap or vector image that is used to represent a point.

35	0   0 Symbol The image that spins on the reel.

36	0   0 Symbol The pictures on the reels of the slot machine. Getting the right amount of symbols in a winning order entitles the player to a payout.

37	0   0 Symbol Each cell of a tape is marked with a symbol. Each TM defines a finite set of possible symbols.

38	0   0 Symbol Any object or sign that evokes a shared social response.

39	0   0 Symbol anything that represents something else. It can be either a material object (a flag, a cross) or a non-material element (a sound, a gesture).

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43	0   0 Symbol A representation that is used to signify a more complex concept. See: Model.

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45	0   0 Symbol An abbreviation designated for publicly traded companies, to facilitate identifying the security in exchanges.

46	0   0 Symbol (n) an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance(n) something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible

47	0   0 Symbol Shorthand or abbreviation used to represent something else (Lesson 9)

48	0   0 Symbol Something on a map that stands for something else.

49	0   0 Symbol Symbols are bundles of predefined graphical parameters and predefined fixed graphic «images».

50	0   0 Symbol anything used to represent or stand for something else, such as a sign or mark

51	0   0 Symbol Name Unit A Area m2

52	0   0 Symbol Something, like an object, word, expression or gesture, that stands for something else and to which individuals have attached some meaning.

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54	0   0 Symbol Anything that can stand for something else, e.g. the musical theme may stand for a character who may be on or off the screen; a sword may signify ‘violence’.

55	0   0 Symbol a form, image or subject representing a meaning other than the one with which it is usually associated. See also Symbolism.

56	0   0 Symbol A sign that has no logical connection to the thing it represents, an arbitrary sign. It is used simply out of convention, and its use results primarily out of historical accident.

57	0   0 Symbol   —  See Ticker Symbol

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59	0   0 Symbol Generally, any token or metasymbol. Often used more specifically to mean the sort of name you might find in a symbol table.

60	0   0 Symbol Concrete image which represents something abstract, especially an idea not easily described in words (eg. the Buddha is a symbol of Enlightenment). Syncretism

61	0   0 Symbol Generally, any token

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63	0   0 Symbol A name given symbollically to an absolute address in memory. Siemens SIMATIC Step 7 uses symbols for naming addresses. See also: Tag

64	0   0 Symbol Code name for the Allied conference at Casablanca — January 1943

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67	0   0 Symbol The figures that appear on the reels of the slots, which make up the different pay line possibilities.

68	0   0 Symbol In slots games, a symbol refers to an icon or value on the reel.

69	0   0 Symbol The letter combination used to identify a particular stock, mutual fund, etc. Also referred to as «ticker symbol» or «trading symbol.»

70	0   0 Symbol A graphical representation of a component that contains information about the ports of the component. Each symbol has a corresponding textual interface file that contains the same information as the graphical representation. Both the symbol and interface files are views

71	0   0 Symbol As used in MGI, a gene symbol is a unique abbreviation for the gene name or the allele name.

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73	0   0 Symbol An image or sign that represents something else, because of convention, association, or resemblance.

74	0   0 Symbol A letter, color, sign, or picture that expresses a larger meaning, For example, a red heart is often used as a symbol for love.

75	0   0 Symbol something that stands for or represents something else; a visible sign of an abstract trait or idea (such as a nation’s flag)

76	0   0 Symbol

77	0   0 Symbol A code (usually 1 to 5 letters), used to designate a security for trading on an exchange.

78	0   0 Symbol A signal state within a defined time interval that is recognized as distinct from another symbols.

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81	0   0 Symbol Letters used to identify companies on the consolidated tape and other locations.

82	0   0 Symbol 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 linka [..]

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84	0   0 Symbol The Symbol is a choir in Romania that links to the great choir of the patriarchy of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its headquarters are in the basement or the patriarchal palace in the choir room named [..]

85	0   0 Symbol A symbol is something that represents an idea, a process, or a physical entity. Symbol may also refer to:

86	0   0 Symbol Symbol is one of the four standard fonts available on all PostScript-based printers, starting with Apple’s original LaserWriter (1985). It contains a complete unaccented Greek alphabet (upper and lowe [..]

87	0   0 Symbol A symbol in computer programming is a primitive datatype whose instances have a unique human-readable form. Symbols can be used as identifiers. In some programming languages, they are called atoms. Un [..]

88	0   0 Symbol Symbol is a studio album by Japanese electronica artist Susumu Yokota, released in 2005. This album is distinctive from others in his discography by being primarily composed of samples from classical [..]

89	0   0 Symbol A logical symbol is a fundamental concept in logic, tokens of which may be marks or a configuration of marks which form a particular pattern. Although the term «symbol» in common use refers [..]

90	0   0 Symbol Symbol is a TV series that aired on Disney Channel from 1984 to 1991. Symbol is a pre-movie show Where Walt Disney himself would talk to animated characters about the movie that is about to be played, [..]

91	0   0 Symbol Symbol (しんぼる, Shinboru) is a 2009 Japanese film directed by and starring Hitoshi Matsumoto. It was nominated for the Asian Film Awards in the categories of Best Actor and Best Visual Effects. [..]

92	0   0 Symbol Symbol from Greek language sunbolon that means a seal, signet ring, legal bond or warrant. From sunballein, to throw together, compare. A name used beginning in the fourth or fifth century, in the Eas [..]

93	0   0 Symbol This is a list of symbols used in all branches of mathematics to express a formula or to represent a constant. A mathematical concept is independent of the symbol chosen to represent it. For many of t [..]

94	0   0 Symbol In number theory, a symbol is any of many different generalizations of the Legendre symbol. This article describes the relations between these various generalizations. The symbols below are arranged r [..]

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