Tuesday, June 23, 2009

WORD: Notional

This adjective can be used to describe the outcome of an idea (or notion) that may be considered abstract, theoretical, or speculative in nature. It is usually pertaining to something that is foreseen or visionary; an event that may hopefully occur in the future.

Not knowing the answer to the lab question, the physics student gave a notional response to his professor.

My boss has created a notional utopia of how the office functions when, in reality, it is a chaotic mess
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Sergio del Limónar

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