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notion

[noh-shuhn] / ˈnoʊ ʃən /




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What are other ways to say notion? The noun notion suggests a fleeting, vague, or imperfect thought: a bare notion of how to proceed. Thought, which reflects its primary emphasis on the mental process, may denote any concept except the more weighty and elaborate ones: I welcomed his thoughts on the subject. A thought came to him.  Idea, although it may refer to thoughts of any degree of seriousness or triviality, is commonly used for mental concepts considered more important or elaborate: We pondered the idea of the fourth dimension. The idea of his arrival frightened me. Conception suggests a thought that seems complete, individual, recent, or somewhat intricate: The architect's conception delighted them.

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Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg had earlier created Skiff, which promised encrypted and secure file storage, and was acquired by AI firm Notion in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

“I really want them all to be working overnight, so I’m always running downstairs before bed, just like ‘one last check!’” said Simon Last, an engineer and co-founder of workplace startup Notion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Simon Last is co-founder of Notion, based in San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

For the past three years, he and his wife, Karen-Lynn Amouyal, have been using Notion, a popular software tool, to optimize their household and relationship.

From New York Times • May 12, 2024

I think that you will have perceived on Saturday that you was mistaken in the Notion under which you wrote some of them.

From The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter by Wellington, Duke of




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