notional
adjective
1. not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
- to create a notional world for oneself
Similar word(s): unreal, fanciful, imaginary
2. not based on research or investigation; speculative.
- a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
Similar word(s): theoretic, theoretical, speculative
3. indulging in or influenced by creativity.
- all the original and notional events of my childhood
Similar word(s): creative, originative, fanciful
4. being of the nature of a notion or concept
- to improve notional comprehension
- a notional response to the question
Similar word(s): abstract, conceptional, ideational
Sentences with notional as an adjective:
- This paper proposes a notional Federated Identity Management (FIM) architecture.