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notional

[noh-shuh-nl] / ˈnoʊ ʃə nl /


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But this is all fictional, or notional if you want to be polite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

JPMorgan’s markets unit, one of the biggest providers of QIS programs, manages over $100 billion in notional exposure to the trades—the face value of those positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

“While overall average daily net notional moderated in February, the intensity of dip-buying actually increased.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

When two partners divide up the profits of a business between them they assign a notional book value to the stock in hand.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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