representational

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Kahn’s most representational works are his least interesting; it’s in the careful dissection of his elements and the revelation of what we’re looking at that the most joy is found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Certainly, this representational role is a dimension of the presidency with which he has seemed at ease.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

He tried to use Euler’s circles to illustrate Boole’s algebra of truth-values, but Euler’s representational system would not quite do the trick.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

This is where making the series about Muslim women rockers accomplishes more than representational box-ticking: It makes an old story new and nuanced.

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

“You’re not going to go into the merits of representational currency, are you?”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss