Virtuality

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Virtuality \Vir`tu*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. virtualit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being virtual.
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     2. Potentiality; efficacy; potential existence. [Obs.]
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              In one grain of corn, there lieth dormant a
              virtuality of many other.             --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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