Symbol

Definition and Characteristics of Symbols

Symbols are a means of complex communication with multiple levels of meaning.
Symbols serve as vehicles of conception for all human knowledge.
Symbols facilitate understanding of the world and serve as the grounds for making judgments.
People use symbols to make sense of the world and identify and cooperate in society.
The meaning of a symbol is culturally learned and depends on one's cultural background.
Symbols allow the human brain to create meaning using sensory input and decode symbols through denotation and connotation.

Semiotics is the study of signs, symbols, and signification as communicative behavior.
Semiotics focuses on the relationship between the signifier and the signified.
It also considers the interpretation of visual cues, body language, sound, and other contextual clues.
Semiotics is linked with linguistics and psychology.

Symbols can carry ideological, comparative, and isomorphic symbolic value.
Ideological symbols convey complex sets of beliefs and ideas.
Comparative symbols indicate answers to questions of better or worse.
Isomorphic symbols represent similar forms or structures.
Symbols can have symbolic value in religious, state, prestigious, and artistic contexts.

Context can modify the meaning of a symbol.
Popular usage, history, and contextual intent can influence a symbol's meaning.
Symbols with emotive power can have problems analogous to false etymologies.
The context of a symbol can change its meaning.
Similar symbols can have different meanings depending on the context.
Historical context contributes to a symbol's apparent meaning.
Understanding the historical meaning of a symbol is important for interpretation.
Contextual factors influence the interpretation of symbols.
The meaning of a symbol can vary based on its context.
Understanding the context is crucial for understanding a symbol's meaning.

Symbols are used in cartography to communicate geographical information.
Visual variables such as size, shape, and pattern provide meaning to symbols.
Map symbols are read by making connections between the graphic mark, concept, and real-world feature.
Cartographic symbols can be categorized based on how they suggest this connection.
Different types of symbols, such as pictorial, functional, conceptual, conventional, and abstract/geometric, are used in cartography.

Reference	URL
Glossary	https://harryandcojewellery.com.au/blogs/glossary/symbol
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol
Wikidata	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80071
Knowledge Graph	https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/09ddf