notional

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As a flat, rigid representation of a fluctuating and notional three-dimensional space, it wasn’t perfect.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

The reports reflect notional positioning levels that include funds’ holdings of both stocks and derivatives, Kizemchuk said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Yet in the 15 months since the ceasefire was signed, it has proved to be more notional for Lebanon, with Israeli warplanes and troops conducting well over 10,000 truce violations, according to the U.N.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Note: Figures are based on the price of each contract traded, instead of notional value of $1 per contract.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

In order to give particles any mass at all we have to introduce the notional Higgs boson; whether it actually exists is a matter for twenty-first-century physics.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson