notation vs citation

citation vs notation

notation and citation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
notation	Yes	No	No	No
citation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, citation is a hyponym of notation; that is, citation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than notation:

notation: a comment or instruction (usually added)
citation: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Other hyponyms of notation include poste restante, acknowledgment, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference, footer, footnote, N.B., NB, nota bene, postscript, PS.

notation (noun)	citation (noun)
the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters	an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
a technical system of symbols used to represent special things	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
a comment or instruction (usually added)	a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
	a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
	(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

Difference between notation and citation

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