VIRTUALITY

Etymology

Noun

virtuality (countable and uncountable, plural virtualities)

A state of being virtual.

The quality of being virtual; virtualness.

Source: Wiktionary


Vir`tu*al"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. virtualité.]

1. The quality or state of being virtual.

2. Potentiality; efficacy; potential existence. [Obs.] In one grain of corn, there lieth dormant a virtuality of many other. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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