"virtuality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: virtualities [plural]
Etymology: virtual + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|virtual|ity}} virtual + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} virtuality (countable and uncountable, plural virtualities)
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being virtual; virtualness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-virtuality-en-noun-05WLiHxV
  2. (countable) A virtual reality environment. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-virtuality-en-noun-3wTmvIZ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 37 63

Inflected forms

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