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nominal

/ˈnɑm.ɪnl̩/ /ˈnɒm.ɪnl̩/

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noun

(grammar) A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.

Examples :

"This sentence contains two nominals."

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noun

(grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)

Examples :

"The teacher explained that "student" and "teacher" are examples of nominals in the English language. "

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noun

A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)

Examples :

"Numeric codes of characters used in programming are nominals."

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noun

(police jargon) A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested.

Examples :

"The police officer checked the database for any relevant nominal. "

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adjective

Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.

Examples :

"While he was the nominal leader of the project, the actual work was being done by the rest of the team. "

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adjective

Assigned to or bearing a person's name.

Examples :

"My sister's dog, a small, fluffy terrier, has a nominal name: Princess. "

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adjective

Existing in name only.

Examples :

"a nominal difference"

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adjective

Of or relating to nominalism.

Examples :

"The philosopher argued for a nominal view of universals, believing that concepts like "redness" only exist as names we give to individual red objects, not as real entities themselves. "

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adjective

Insignificantly small.

Examples :

"He gave me only a nominal sum for my services."

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adjective

Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.

Examples :

"The nominal voltage is 1.5 V, but the actual figure is usually higher."

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adjective

Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.

Examples :

"The nominal price of the school trip was $20 per student, but the actual cost, including transportation and lunch, was closer to $30. "

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adjective

Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.

Examples :

"The bank advertised a nominal interest rate of 1% on savings accounts. "

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adjective

(grammar) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.

Examples :

"This sentence contains a nominal phrase."

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adjective

According to plan or design.

Examples :

"Apart from the slightly high temperature, all the readings from the spacecraft are nominal."

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adjective

Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation.

Examples :

"My employer does not understand how low my nominal wage is."

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adjective

(of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant.

Examples :

"The order of the students' names on the roster is nominal; it doesn't affect their grades or class placement. "

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adjective

Of a species, the species name without consideration of whether it is a junior synonym or in reality consists of more than one biological species.

Examples :

"The nominal species name for the dog in our textbook is Canis familiaris, regardless of the many subspecies within the breed. "

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