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notional

notional

3 7.5
Existing only in the mind and not real
  • adjective
  • /ˈnoʊʃənl/
translation icon : teórico
  • We characterized network connections across all counterparties on the basis of aggregate gross and net notional positions.
  • notional amount
  • gross notional
  • net notional

So it's not purely conceptual or notional.

Examples

  • Attention to notional sets in a given work can also help literary interpretation considerably.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Thirdly, is this based on an actual path or a notional path?

    Academic text (1992)
  • So the options are going to be really seemingly cheap, you know, in a notional sense, right?

  • However, practical ideas for action are scarcer than notional support for this idea.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I agree with everything you say except for that notional value that a Secessionist Movement provides.

    Blog text (19)
  • What's your notional value?

  • For example, the first row shows that Dealer 1 held $610.284 billion of notional credit protection that it purchased from other counterparties.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The concept of justice can often seem notional, as it varies greatly from one culture to another.

  • Her plans for the project remained notional, lacking any concrete steps for implementation.

  • In theoretical discussions, we may explore notional frameworks that help us understand complex ideas.

Synonyms

imaginary
vsnotional
217 3.2

Only in the mind and not real

leans more toward theoretical or speculative thought rather than pure invented things
conceptual
vsnotional
45 6.5

It is about ideas and how people form them

refers to ideas that exist only in thought and are not real
speculative
vsnotional
26 6.7

Based on guesses rather than facts

is more about ideas held as theoretical rather than mere guesswork
conceptional
vsnotional
  • Formal
8.0

About ideas or general plans rather than practical details

is used for ideas that exist only in thought rather than practice

Antonyms

1.0

Happening in real life, not imagined

1.4

Real and existing in fact, not imagined or expected

How Real

real
1.0
abstract
16 8.0
theoretical
133 6.3
notional
3 7.5
imaginary
217 3.2

Surface Forms

notional positive

Morphology

notional = notion (semi-transparent) = notion + al

The word is formed from 'notion' + '-al', but the sense 'existing only in the mind or as an idea' is somewhat specialized and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Notional comes from the word notion, from a Latin root meaning 'to know' or 'idea', and is like the everyday words note and notice. So a notional thing is like a mental 'note'—it exists only in the mind, not in real life.