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SYMBOLIC SIGNS

 

    Symbolic signs are a means of communication:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


    It is an international information system that informs people of action that should or

     should not be taken if these signs are encountered. 



     There are 4 different categories applicable to your health and safety:







DEFINITION-SYMBOLIC SIGNS:


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Symbology" redirects here. For other uses, see Symbology (disambiguation) and Symbol (disambiguation).

 

A red octagon symbolizes "stop" even without the word.

 

Wearing variously colored ribbons is a symbolic action that shows support for certain campaigns.

A symbol is a mark, sign, or a word that indicates, signifies, or it is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences. All communication (and data processing) is achieved through the use of symbols. Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas, or visual images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs. For example, a red octagon is a common symbol for "STOP"; on maps, blue lines often represent rivers; and a red rose often symbolizes love and compassion. Numerals are symbols for numbers; letters of an alphabet may be symbols for certain phonemes; and personal names are symbols representing individuals. The variable 'x', in a mathematical equation, may symbolize the position of a particle in space.[citation needed]

The academic study of symbols is semiotics. In cartography, an organized collection of symbols forms a legend for a map.



 






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