Background for notional

notional

/ˈnəʊʃənəl/

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noun

A fake company used as a front in espionage.

Examples :

"The spies laundered money through a notional disguised as a small import-export business. "

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adjective

Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.

Examples :

"The company has a notional budget for employee training, but it hasn't actually allocated any funds yet. "

mind philosophy theory

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adjective

Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research.

Examples :

"This paper proposes a notional Federated Identity Management (FIM) architecture."

theory philosophy

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adjective

Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.

Examples :

"The teacher's description of the historical timeline was notional, focusing on key events rather than strict grammatical structures. "

linguistics grammar

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adjective

Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount

Examples :

"The company set a notional budget of $5,000 for the office holiday party, but the final cost could be higher depending on the venue we choose. "

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