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ˈvɜr tʃu əlvir·tu·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. virtual(a), practical(a)adjective

    being actually such in almost every respect

    "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

  2. virtual(a)adjective

    existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

    "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"

Wiktionary

  1. virtualnoun

    In C++, a virtual member function of a class.

  2. virtualadjective

    In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.

  3. virtualadjective

    Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent corruption of meaning, attributed to misuse in advertising and media.)

    The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle.

  4. virtualadjective

    Of something that is simulated in a computer or on-line.

    The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.

  5. virtualadjective

    In object-oriented programming, capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.

  6. virtualadjective

    Related to technology.

    virtual communication

  7. Etymology: From virtualis, from virtus.

ChatGPT

  1. virtual

    Virtual generally refers to something that is simulated or created virtually, rather than physically existing in reality. It often refers to computer-generated or online environments that mimic real-world experiences or objects. Virtual can also describe a state of being that is not physically present, but rather exists or occurs in digital or virtual space.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Virtualadjective

    having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing

  2. Virtualadjective

    being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. virtuel. See Virtue.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. virtual

    [via the technical term virtual memory, prob.: from the term virtual image in optics] 1. Common alternative to logical; often used to refer to the artificial objects (like addressable virtual memory larger than physical memory) simulated by a computer system as a convenient way to manage access to shared resources. 2. Simulated; performing the functions of something that isn't really there. An imaginative child's doll may be a virtual playmate. Oppose real.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of virtual in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of virtual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of virtual in a Sentence

  1. Howard Hu:

    Certainly virtual assistants or assistants and AI will be part of that evaluation [ for future missions ] — whatever they may be, whether it's Callisto or something else.

  2. Charlie Perotti:

    In our neighborhood, we have a book club. So, we have a virtual book club meeting with Zoom, which is kind of cool.

  3. Joe Biden:

    We may have to do a virtual convention.

  4. Eddie Rausch:

    We'd reached the point where veterans who used the service didn’t want other veterans to know about the service because they saw them as competition, to solve that problem, we instituted a lottery for great tickets and prizes. Each veteran gets a unique URL or QC Code they can send out to their buddies, and once those buddies sign up and get verified, the veteran gets virtual participation appreciation coins in [their] account. They can use each coin as a chip in the hat for any lottery. So for every buddy you sign up it increases your odds.

  5. Suzana Flores:

    Social media is a very wonderful tool in order to make us feel happier, and conversely it can be overwhelming because in today's world, a virtual world, we're receiving multiple messages from multiple sources throughout multiple times of the day, the mind is just not designed to handle all of that.

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