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Representation

A representation of some object or concept might mean one of many things.

• In mathematics, a group representation is a way of viewing a group in some more concrete way.
• Knowledge representation is a search for formal ways to describe knowledge presented in informal terms (a prerequisite for its handling as computation).
• Logical meaning of some object, in object-oriented programming.
• In Fine art the discussion of representation refers to both the methodology of depiction and the ethical concerns of image construction. ''See also: realism, abstraction, magic realism, perspective, subjectivity, objectivity, art object, interpretation, image
• representation is also a key topic in the philosophy of mind

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