Other Words from notional

notionality \ ˌnō-shə-ˈna-lə-tē

\ noun

notionally \ ˈnō-shnə-lē

, -shə-nᵊl-ē \ adverb

Examples of notional in a Sentence

The notional earnings of the company were close to the actual ones. she has a notional understanding of romantic love but no actual experience of being in love

Recent Examples on the Web The traditional synthetics market has demonstrated enormous growth potential, with a $610 trillion notional value in the first half of 2021. — Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 Moreover, its design would set the standard for subsequent generations of surface vehicles built to support notional future human landings on Mars. — Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2022 Perfect punctuality is a pinhead, a notional point on the continuum, kind of a Zeno’s paradox. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2022 The dates for such a mission are so notional that NASA did not even include them on its chart. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2022 Called the Interstellar Probe, this notional spacecraft would study the sun’s cosmic environs in unprecedented detail. — Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2022 The findings are based on the trading platform’s customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2022 The second is an ironclad determination to deny the first as new proposals are advanced from the notional stage to actual legislative language. — Benjamin Zycher, National Review, 16 Dec. 2021 There is no overlap, no common ground or notional common good that can be hashed out and partially achieved through negotiation or compromise. — Damon Linker, The Week, 6 Aug. 2021 See More

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