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A '''symbol''' is something such as an object, picture, written [[word]], [[sound]], or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention.  For example, a red octagon may stand for "STOP".  On maps, crossed sabres may indicate a battlefield.  Numerals are symbols for numbers.  

A '''symbol''' is something such as an object, picture, written [[word]], [[sound]], or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention.  For example, a red octagon may stand for "STOP".  On maps, crossed sabres may indicate a battlefield.  Numerals are symbols for numbers.  

<blockquote>Spoken [[words]] are the symbols of mental [[experience]], and written words are the symbols of spoken words.</blockquote> The word "cat", for example, whether spoken or written, is not a literal cat but a sequence of symbols that by convention  associate the word with a [[concept]]. Hence, the written or spoken word "cat" represents (or stands for) a particular concept formed in the [[mind]].  A drawing of a cat, or a stuffed cat, could also serve as a symbol for the [[idea]] of a cat.

<blockquote>Spoken [[words]] are the symbols of mental [[experience]], and written words are the symbols of spoken words.</blockquote> The word "cat", for example, whether spoken or written, is not a literal cat but a sequence of symbols that by convention  associate the word with a [[concept]]. Hence, the written or spoken word "cat" represents (or stands for) a particular concept formed in the [[mind]].  A drawing of a cat, or a stuffed cat, could also serve as a symbol for the [[idea]] of a cat.

The study or interpretation of symbols is known as ''symbology'', and the study of signs is known as [[semiotics]].

The study or interpretation of symbols is known as [[symbology]], and the study of signs is known as [[semiotics]].

==Etymology==

==Etymology==