This is the 4619th most frequent French word.
notant
"Notant" means "noting" or "marking."
Here, 'notant' is used as a present participle meaning 'noting' or 'observing'. It describes an ongoing action linked to the subject, Marie.
Marie parcourt les résultats, notant les performances remarquables.
Marie reviews the results, noting the remarkable performances.
In this sentence, 'notant' is part of a gerund phrase indicating the means by which Pierre performed the subsequent action.
En notant cette observation, Pierre a pu corriger l'erreur.
By noting this observation, Pierre was able to correct the error.
'Notant' here functions as a present participle to describe what the researchers are doing concurrently with their main action, 'travaillent'.