Interpretation Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! {{wiktionary|interpretation|interpret}} '''Interpretation''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Culture== * [[Aesthetic interpretation]], an explanation of the meaning of a work of art * [[Allegorical interpretation]], an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally * [[Dramatic Interpretation]], an event in speech and forensics competitions in which participants perform excerpts from plays * [[Heritage interpretation]], communication about the nature and purpose of historical, natural, or cultural phenomena * [[Musician|Interpretation (music)]], the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed * [[Language interpretation]], the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages * [[Literary theory]], broad methods for interpreting literature, including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction **[[Literary criticism]], interpretation of particular works of literature * [[Oral interpretation]], a dramatic art ==Law== * [[Authentic interpretation]], the official interpretation of a statute issued by the statute's legislator * [[Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretations]], part of the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) * [[Interpretation Act]], a stock short title used for legislation relating to interpretation of legislation * [[Judicial interpretation]], an interpretation of law by a judiciary * [[Statutory interpretation]], determining the meaning of legislation ==Math and computing== * [[Interpretation (model theory)]], a technical notion that approximates the idea of representing a logical structure inside another structure * [[Interpretation function]], in mathematical logic a function that assigns functions and relations to the symbols of a signature * [[Interpretations of quantum mechanics]], a set of statements which attempt to explain how quantum mechanics informs our understanding of nature * [[Interpreted language]], a programming language in which programs are directly executed by an interpreter * [[Interpretability]], a concept in mathematical logic ==Media== * [[Interpretation centre]], an institution for dissemination of knowledge of natural or cultural heritage * ''[[Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration]]'', an album by The Carpenters ==Neuroscience== * [[Dream interpretation|Interpretation of dreams (disambiguation)]] == Philosophy == * [[Interpretation (philosophy)]], the assignment of meanings to various concepts, symbols, or objects under consideration * [[Interpretation (logic)]], an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a formal language * ''[[De Interpretatione]]'', a work by Aristotle * [[Exegesis]], a critical explanation or interpretation of a text * [[Hermeneutics]], the study of interpretation theory * [[Semantics]], the study of meaning in words, phrases, signs, and symbols * [[Interpretant]], a concept in [[semiotics]] ==Religion== * [[Biblical interpretation]], the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible * [[Interpretation (Catholic canon law)]], in the Catholic Church, rules for the exact interpretation and acceptation of words * [[Interpretation (journal)|''Interpretation'' (journal)]], an academic journal that covers the field of Presbyterian biblical studies * [[Interpretation of Knowledge]], a codex in the [[Nag Hammadi library]] of early Christian Gnostic texts * [[Interpretation of tongues]], a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages ==See also== * [[Interpreter (disambiguation)]] * [[Derivative (disambiguation)]] * [[Imitation]] * [[Mimicry]] * [[Translation (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Templates used on this page: Template:Disambiguation (edit) Template:Sister project (edit) Template:TOC right (edit) Template:Wiktionary (edit) Discuss this page