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virtuality

virtuality

1 8.3
The state of existing as a possibility but not in the real world
  • noun
  • /ˌvɜrˈtʃuːəlɪti/
translation icon : virtualidad
  • As technology advances, the virtuality of existence becomes a topic of philosophical debate.

So science and virtuality are how nothing becomes everything.

Examples

  • I believe that the evolution of computer science will never end until it meets its limitations—hardware and virtuality.

    Blog text (8)
  • So, in the age of virtuality, this project of displaying and focusing a critical light on actual buildings is perhaps one of the functions that such an institution can have.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the real world or in virtuality.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • What is the virtuality of virtual reality?

    Academic text (1997)
  • Make it about embracing the reality, rather than just the virtuality, of life.

    Blog text (23)
  • In questioning the virtuality of virtual reality, one is quickly thrown back into the heart of metaphysics.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Therefore, he recommends a retreat from the outer world and from the empirical self into a realm of sheer virtuality.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And so to which degree is the virtuality of the consciousness in ChatGPT more virtual and less causal than the virtuality of our own consciousness?

  • In the age of digital communication, the virtuality of our interactions has increased significantly.

  • The artist explores the virtuality of landscapes that exist only in the imagination.

Synonyms

incorporeity
vsvirtuality
  • Specialized
9.9

Not having a physical body or material form

is present as an effect or potential rather than as physical reality
incorporeality
vsvirtuality
9.9

A state of having no physical body or shape

is present as an effect or potential rather than as physical reality

How Real

actuality
26 6.5
virtuality
1 8.3
potentiality
4 7.2
possibility
2.0

Surface Forms

virtuality singular
virtualities plural

Morphology

virtuality = virtual (transparent) = virtual + ity

The abstract noun is transparently formed from 'virtual' with the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to denote the state or quality.

Etymology

Virtuality comes from the Latin word virtus, meaning 'power', and the idea of being 'in effect' rather than physically present, the same root as virtue. So virtuality can mean something exists as a possibility or in effect, like an idea that is real for the mind but not yet a physical thing.