A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

A class to which a certain representation is applicable; kind; sort.

an abstract representation of a physical system

an object which presents the features of a representation and their relative importance

a representation of something

a way of noting to the system that some belief is held, or some facets of a representation are being considered

a spoken or written representation of goods or services. Consumer law requires that goods and services should be accurately described.