notional
- adjective
- /ˈnoʊʃənl/
- 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.
- So it's not purely conceptual or notional.
Examples
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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?
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So the options are going to be really seemingly cheap, you know, in a notional sense, right?
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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?
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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.
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Her plans for the project remained notional, lacking any concrete steps for implementation.
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In theoretical discussions, we may explore notional frameworks that help us understand complex ideas.
Synonyms
Only in the mind and not real
It is about ideas and how people form them
Based on guesses rather than facts
About ideas or general plans rather than practical details
Antonyms
How Real
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.