Associations to the word «Real»

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REAL, adjective. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
REAL, adjective. Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
REAL, adjective. Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
REAL, adjective. Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
REAL, adjective. That has objective, physical existence.
REAL, adjective. (economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
REAL, adjective. (economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
REAL, adjective. (mathematics) (of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
REAL, adjective. (legal) Relating to immovable tangible property.
REAL, adjective. Absolute, complete, utter.
REAL, adjective. (slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.
REAL, adverb. (US) (colloquial) Really, very.
REAL, noun. A commodity; see reality.
REAL, noun. (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
REAL, noun. (mathematics) A real number.
REAL, noun. (obsolete) A realist.
REAL, noun. Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
REAL, noun. A coin worth one real.
REAL, noun. A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942
REAL, noun. A coin worth one real.
REAL, noun. A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.
REAL, noun. A coin worth one real.
REAL, proper noun. Real Madrid, a football club from Madrid.
REAL ALE, noun. Beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide.
REAL ALES, noun. Plural of real ale
REAL ANALYSIS, noun. (mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with the real numbers and related structures.
REAL AXES, noun. Plural of real axis
REAL AXIS, noun. (mathematics) The horizontal line in the complex plane, every point on which corresponds to a real number
REAL CAPITAL, noun. (economics) Capital that is not financial capital, such as shovels for gravediggers, sewing machines for tailors, or machinery for manufacturing firms.
REAL CAPITALS, noun. Plural of real capital
REAL DEAL, noun. (literally) An authentic bargain.
REAL DEAL, noun. (idiomatic) A beneficial result or favorable state-of-affairs.
REAL DEAL, noun. (idiomatic) (preceded by the) A thing or person that is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard.
REAL ESTATE, noun. Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground they are built on.
REAL ESTATE, noun. (informal) Space.
REAL ESTATE OWNED, noun. Real estate owned by a forecloser.
REAL FUNCTION, noun. (mathematics) A function whose range is a subset of the set of real numbers.
REAL FUNCTIONS, noun. Plural of real function
REAL GONE, adjective. (US) (slang) outrageously cool, wild and carefree, hepcat
REAL IMAGE, noun. (optics) The image formed by light rays converging from a lens or mirror
REAL LIFE, noun. Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.
REAL LIFE, noun. (by extension) (sometimes capitalized) Life outside the Internet.
REAL LIFE, noun. (by extension) Pressing day-to-day commitments: real life intervened.
REAL LIFE, adjective. Not fictional; actually happening or capable of happening.
REAL LINE, noun. (mathematics) The real number system, viewed as a line.
REAL LIVES, noun. Plural of real life
REAL MACOY, noun. (idiomatic) The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.
REAL MCCOY, noun. (idiomatic) The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.
REAL MCKOY, noun. (idiomatic) The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.
REAL MODE, noun. (computing) The default operational mode of x86-compatible CPUs, offering direct software access to all memory and peripherals but without the advanced features of protected mode.
REAL NUMBER, noun. (mathematics) The limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers, whether the limit is a rational number such as 2, -5, or 2/7 or whether the limit is an irrational number such as the square root of two or the length of the circle whose radius is one.
REAL NUMBER, noun. (computing) A floating-point number.
REAL NUMBER LINE, noun. (mathematics) A geometric representation of the real number system.
REAL NUMBER SYSTEM, noun. (mathematics) The complete Archimedean ordered field (of real numbers).
REAL NUMBERS, noun. Plural of real number
REAL NUMBERS, noun. (mathematics) The smallest set containing all limits of convergent sequences of rational numbers.
REAL PART, noun. (complex analysis) Of a complex number a + bi, the value a.
REAL PARTS, noun. Plural of real part
REAL PERSON FICTION, noun. A type of fan fiction featuring celebrities and other real people, particularly actors, musicians, and athletes.
REAL PLANE, noun. (set theory) The Cartesian product of two real lines.
REAL PRESENCE, noun. (theology) The actual presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharistic sacrament.
REAL PROGRAMMER, noun. (computing) (slang) An archetypal highly skilled programmer, who eschews abstractions and convenient modern tools and methods of programming, instead preferring to use a manually-optimised low-level language or program directly in machine code for maximum performance.
REAL PROPERTIES, noun. Plural of real property
REAL PROPERTY, noun. (legal) Property in the form of land as opposed to personal possessions; real estate.
REAL SOCIALISM, noun. A type of socialism which attempts to reach feasible goals instead of aiming for the ultimate goals of Marxism-Leninism.
REAL SUPERHERO, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see real,‎ superhero.
REAL SUPERHERO, noun. A crimefighter who imitates common characteristics of superheroes of fiction, typically by at least wearing colorful spandex clothes and a mask.
REAL SUPERHEROES, noun. Plural of real superhero
REAL TENNIS, noun. (retronym) an indoor racket sport from which the modern game of tennis (lawn tennis) is descended
REAL TIME, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see real,‎ time.
REAL TIME, noun. (computing) The time duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task
REAL VALUED, adjective. (mathematics) Used to describe a mathematical entity, like a function, that takes values from the real numbers (as opposed to, for instance, from the complex numbers.)
REAL VECTOR SPACE, noun. (linear algebra) (analysis) A vector space over the field of real numbers.
REAL WORLD, noun. The realm of human experience comprising physical objects, and excluding theoretical constructs, hypotheses, artificial environments, and "virtual" worlds such as the Internet, computer simulations, or the imagination.

Dictionary definition

REAL, noun. Any rational or irrational number.
REAL, noun. The basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos.
REAL, noun. An old small silver Spanish coin.
REAL, adverb. Used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn".
REAL, adjective. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow.
REAL, adjective. No less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money".
REAL, adjective. Not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real".
REAL, adjective. Capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor".
REAL, adjective. Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma".
REAL, adjective. Of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages".
REAL, adjective. Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare.
REAL, adjective. (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings".
REAL, adjective. Coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson.

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