Meaning of real

Real

Common

adj

•

,

, not

or

.

•

, not

,

, or

.

•

,

,

.

•

being,

, or

; not

or

.

•

That has

,

.

•

In Economics:

been

to

the

of

;

in

purchasing power

(contrast

).

•

In Economics:

to the

of the

of

;

to

economic

.

•

In Mathematics:

Being either a

rational number

, or the

of a

of

rational number

s: being one of a set of

with a

to the

on a

.

•

In Law:

to

.

•

,

,

.

•

or

as

the

of life,

at

, or

.

noun

•

A

; see

.

•

In Grammar:

One of the three

that the

can be

into in the

.

•

In Mathematics:

A

.

•

A

.

•

of

of

and

's

.

•

A

one

.

•

A

of

used in

and its

from 1430 until 1911, and in

from 1790 until 1942.

adv

•

In American English:

Really, very.

name

•

, a

from

.

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Lineage

real

English

reel

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

realis

Latin

res

Latin

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