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Nominal vs Formal - What's the difference?

nominal | formal |

As nouns the difference between nominal and formal

is that nominal is (grammar) a noun or word group that functions as a noun phrase while formal is an objective.

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

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    formal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being in accord with established forms.
  • :
  • Official.
  • :
  • Relating to the form or structure of something.
  • :
  • *
  • Relating to formation.
  • :
  • Ceremonial.
  • :(rfquote-sense)
  • Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
  • :
  • Organized; well-structured and planned.
  • :
  • (mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.
  • :

    • Antonyms

    * informal

    Derived terms

    * formal cause * formalize * formalist * formalism * formality

    Related terms

    * form

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Formalin.
  • An evening gown.
  • An event with a formal dress code.
    • Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal .

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