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Nominal vs Manifest - What's the difference?

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Nominal is a related term of manifest.


As nouns the difference between nominal and manifest

is that nominal is (grammar) a noun or word group that functions as a noun phrase while manifest is manifesto.

As an adjective nominal

is of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.

nominal

English

(wikipedia nominal)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
  • Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
  • Existing in name only.
    • a nominal difference
  • * (rfdate)
    • Nominal attendance on lectures.
  • (philosophy) Of or relating to nominalism.
  • (senseid) Insignificantly small; trifling.
    • He gave me only a nominal sum for my services.
  • Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
    • The nominal voltage is 1.5 V, but the actual figure is usually higher.
  • (finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
  • (finance) Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
  • (grammar) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
    • This sentence contains a nominal phrase.
  • (engineering) According to plan or design; normal.
    • We'll just do a nominal flight check.
    Apart from the slightly high temperature, all the readings from the spacecraft are nominal .
  • (economics) Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation; contrasted with real.
    • My employer does not understand how low my nominal wage is.
    The nominal GNP of this country is pretty low.
  • * 1991 , Richard J. Gilbert, Regulatory Choices: A Perspective on Developments in Energy Policy , page 267,
    • Comparisons of the costs of the Diablo Canyon plant with other nuclear power plants can be misleading because the available cost data are in nominal dollars and therefore include the toll of inflation over the construction periods.
  • * 2001 , Erich A. Helfert, Financial Analysis: Tools and Techniques: A Guide for Managers , page 467,
    • This simple process allows us to convert nominal dollars into inflation-adjusted real dollars.
  • (statistics, of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant.

    • Antonyms

    * (economics) real

    Derived terms

    * denominal * nominalness * nominally

    Related terms

    * denominate * denomination * denominator * nomenclature * nominalism * nominalist * nominality * nominate * nomination * nominative * nominator

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) A noun or word group that functions as a noun phrase.
    • This sentence contains two nominals .
  • (grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives.

    • Hyponyms

    * noun * pronoun

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    Anagrams

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    manifest

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
  • * Bible, Hebrews iv. 13
    • Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight.
  • Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
  • Detected; convicted.
  • * Dryden (rfdate)
    • Calistho there stood manifest of shame.

    Synonyms

    * apparent, plain, clear, distinct, obvious, palpable, patent * See also .

    Derived terms

    * manifest content * manifest destiny

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto or manifestation.
  • A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
  • (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
    • His courage manifested itself via the look on his face.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 19 , author=Josh Halliday , title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Other global taboos, such as sex and suicide, manifest themselves widely online, with websites offering suicide guides and Hot XXX Action seconds away at the click of a button. The UK government will come under pressure to block access to pornographic websites this year when a committee of MPs publishes its report on protecting children online.}}
  • *
    • ''Not I; I must be found;
    ''My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
    ''Shall manifest me rightly.
  • To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.

    • Related terms

    * manifestation * manifestly * manifesto

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