NOTIONAL

adjective Date: 1597 theoretical , speculative , existing in the mind only ; imaginary , given to foolish or fanciful moods or ideas, 4. of, relating to, or being a notion or idea ; conceptual , b. presenting an idea of a thing, action, or quality , of or representing what exists or occurs in the world of things as distinguished from syntactic categories, ~ity noun ~ly adverb