notionally


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no·tion·al

 (nō′shə-nəl)
adj.
1. Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
2. Speculative or theoretical.
3. Linguistics Understood in terms of semantic content rather than grammatical structure. The word did is notional in We did the work and relational in We did not agree.
4. Economics Of or relating to the underlying asset or principal of a financial derivative such as a swap contract.

no′tion·al·ly adv.
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notionally

[ˈnəʊʃənəlɪ] ADVteóricamente, en teoría, hipotéticamente
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notionally

advnominell
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