A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
Used in a Sentence
nominals
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nominals.
Editorial note
PIE nominals and pronouns had a complex system of declension, and verbs similarly had a complex system of conjugation.
Examples8
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of nominals gathered in one view.
(grammar) A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.
(UK, police jargon) A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for nominals.
noun
A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
noun
(grammar) A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.
noun
(UK, police jargon) A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested.
noun
(grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)
Example sentences
PIE nominals and pronouns had a complex system of declension, and verbs similarly had a complex system of conjugation.
Counter-anecdote: Oh, if people were good with indices, they wouldn't have so much trouble with ordinals vs cardinals vs nominals.
I was imagining that you could do everything with nominals that you normally do with integers.
Modern chemistries don’t really do 1.5V (nominals are usually above 3V), so you need to package a buck and a boost converter alongside your cell(s).
This will require some kind of story for nominals/enums/discriminated unions, which I'd planned to work out anyway Things are more up in the air for procedures.
The Brits absolutely love their post-nominals.
I didn't have much trouble with datasets because it's fairly painless to convert to a matrix with double(ds) if you setup your text columns as ordinals and nominals rather than cell arrays.
Hence, in my experience, comments like this are generally offered by (1) nominal Christians who don't seem familiar with what Jesus and the apostles actually taught; or (2) atheists who use it as a straw-man argument against Christianity proper, instead of an admonishment to the nominals to actually know what they claim to believe.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use nominals in a sentence?
PIE nominals and pronouns had a complex system of declension, and verbs similarly had a complex system of conjugation.
What does nominals mean?
A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
What part of speech is nominals?
nominals is commonly used as noun.