nominal

Meanings

• noun

  A thing represented by a word or group of words, as distinguished from an abstract or intangible concept.

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Antonyms

real

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Synonyms

normal , trifling

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Variants

List of all variants of nominal that leads to same result
nominal , nominally , nominals , nominal value , nominal wages

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Etymology

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From Latin nomen, 'name'. A nominal term is a word or group of words that functions as a name, noun, or noun phrase in a sentence.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'nominal' comes from the Latin word 'nomen', which means 'name'.

2. In mathematics, a nominal value is a value expressed in words rather than numbers.

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Related Concepts

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1. Nominative case: In grammar, the nominative case is used to indicate the subject of a sentence.

2. Nominalization: The process of converting a verb, adjective, or other word into a noun is called nominalization.

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Quotes

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1. Each of the ten years of "nominal" peace saw plenty of bloodshed.

   - Theodore Roosevelt,{it}The Winning of the West: 1769-1776{/it},(1894) 1995

2. What gave it resonance was that she was reflecting—in a fun-house mirror—the thuggish behavior of her "nominal" betters.

   - Hendrik Hertzberg,{it}New Yorker{/it},5 Dec. 2005

3. Instead they will decentralize and devolve power, and rely on the people over whom they have "nominal" authority to be self-organizing.

   - Francis Fukuyama,{it}Atlantic{/it},May 1999

4. Approaching his 68th birthday, Rockefeller had never imagined that his twilight years would be so eventful. His fortune had failed to purchase him even a poor man's mite of tranquillity. As "nominal" president of Standard Oil, he was in a bind, responsible for actions he had not approved.

   - Ron Chernow,{it}Business Week{/it},18 May 1998

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Culture

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The term 'nominal' has no significant cultural, historical, or symbolic significance on its own, but it is an important concept in linguistics and philosophy.

How to Memorize "nominal"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a noun or name being represented by the word 'nominal'. For example, imagine the word 'apple' being represented by the word 'nominal'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'nominal' with the concept of a noun or name. For example, think of the word 'nominal' as meaning 'represented by a name'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device to remember the meaning of 'nominal'. For example, 'N is for Name, and nominal is a name'.

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