Adjective

(en-adj)

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

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Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

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(Generic intensifier).

(analysis, Of a metric space) in which every Cauchy sequence converges.

(algebra, Of a lattice) in which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.

(math, Of a category) in which all small limits exist.

(logic, of a proof system of a formal system)   With respect to a given semantics, that any well-formed formula which is (semantically) valid must also be provable.Sainsbury, Mark [2001] Logical Forms : An Introduction to Philosophical Logic . Blackwell Publishing, Hong Kong (2010), p. 358.

* Gödel's first incompleteness theorem showed that Principia'' could not be both consistent and complete. According to the theorem, for every sufficiently powerful logical system (such as ''Principia''), there exists a statement ''G'' that essentially reads, "The statement ''G'' cannot be proved." Such a statement is a sort of Catch-22: if ''G'' is provable, then it is false, and the system is therefore inconsistent; and if ''G is not provable, then it is true, and the system is therefore incomplete.^(w)

Adjective

(-)

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

In fact a defeat on the battlefield, Tet was a virtual victory for the North, owing to its effect on public opinion.

Virtual addressing allows applications to believe that there is much more physical memory than actually exists.

* Fleming

A thing has a virtual existence when it has all the conditions necessary to its actual existence.

* De Quincey

to mask by slight differences in the manners a virtual identity in the substance

Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential.

* Francis Bacon

Heat and cold have a virtual transition, without communication of substance.

* Milton

Every kind that lives, / Fomented by his virtual power, and warmed.

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.

* 2012 , Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632463]

The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.

Simulated in a computer or online.

The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.

Operating by computer or in cyberspace; not physically present.

a virtual''' assistant; a '''virtual personal trainer

(computing, object-oriented programming, of a class member) Capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.

(physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.