Real
The word real has many different meanings:
- Real is something that exists, in the physical sense. A real object is neither virtual, nor a model nor a forgery.
- It may also refer to other realities: sociologic, psychologic, etc.
- in mathematics Real numbers (<math>\mathbb{R}<math>) are the set of numbers made up of all all natural, rational and irrational numbers; algebraic or transcendental (compare with imaginary numbers)
- in economics, Real numbers are in contrast to nominal numbers
- in commerce, Real estate refers to the market for land as owned and soluble property
- Real, Quezon is a municipality in the Philippines.
- Real, the currency of Brazil.
- Real is the name of 4 Freguesias in Portugal.
- RealNetworks is an Internet media provider.
- Real is a bicycle manufacturer.
- REAL is the name of an album by the Japanese rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel.
- Real is a aspect of human psychic structure according to Jacques Lacan.
- "Real" is a common word in the names of Spanish football clubs like Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Real Valladolid, Real Betis, Real Zaragoza, Real Oviedo and similarly named football clubs in other countries.
| Note: When the word "real" is used as a synonym for either truth or reality, it should be linked to one of these two specific articles (e.g.: "The real world." or "The real article") |
Categories: Disambiguation