language
language - apex
Hieroglyphic
Signs are used to convey information, instructions or warnings. Symbols are used to abbreviate words and abstract concepts.
Symbols are important because they have meaning to human beings. Letters and words are symbols of various concepts arranged in a way that transmits meanings. Numbers are other symbols representing concept. Musical notes are symbols as are pictures in a gallery.
mostly no Cognitive process, reading is a thinking process. It is the way which symbols (words) are interpreted.
we can vocalize what we think using words, remembered symbols, and their meanings. The power of words is in their definitions. The power of words can always be manipulated depending on how they are spoken. Ask the people you know the question..where does thinking come from? Listen to the ones that tell you that thinking is memory. Ultimately, words are so important to intelligent people because it is what they think.
Symbols can be understood by everyone no matter what language they speak. Words can only be correctly understood by those that speak the language they are written in.
Math symbols
A pictograph or rebus system relies on representing words or concepts with visual symbols. English has a vast vocabulary, making it difficult to create unique symbols or pictures for every word. Additionally, many words in English have abstract or intangible meanings that are challenging to depict visually. Therefore, it would be challenging to represent all words in English using a pictograph or rebus system.
The cuneiform system of writing was an ancient script used in Mesopotamia, characterized by wedge-shaped symbols carved into clay tablets. It was one of the earliest writing systems and was used for various languages like Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian. Cuneiform was primarily used for administrative, religious, and literary purposes.
Chemical symbols are derived from Latin words for the chemicals.
Name of the elements are represented by symbols. These symbols are short english words.
Writing in symbols like in cartoons to represent swear words is called grawlix, but I don't know that there is any group term for those symbols.