notional

adjective

1. 1

   being of the nature of a notion or concept

   a plan abstract and conceptional

   to improve notional comprehension

2. 2

   indulging in or influenced by fancy

   a fanciful mind

   all the notional vagaries of childhood

3. 3

   not based on fact or investigation

   a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs

   speculative knowledge

4. 4

   not based on fact; unreal

   the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt

   a small child's imaginary friends