notional

Adjective
  1. Not based on fact;
    Existing only in the imagination (synset 301943120)
    "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
    similar to: unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
    same as: fanciful, imaginary
  2. Not based on fact or investigation (synset 300865005)
    "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"
    similar to: theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
    same as: speculative
  3. Indulging in or influenced by fancy (synset 300646620)
    "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
    similar to: creative, originative - having the ability or power to create
    same as: fanciful
  4. Being of the nature of a notion or concept (synset 300012090)
    "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question"
    similar to: abstract - existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
    same as: conceptional, ideational

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