actualness
Actualness refers to the state or quality of being actual, real, or in existence. It signifies that something is not merely hypothetical, potential, or imagined, but has a tangible presence or occurs in reality. The concept of actualness is often contrasted with potentiality, which represents what could be but is not yet.
In philosophy, actualness has been a central theme, particularly in the metaphysics of Aristotle. He distinguished
The term can also be applied in everyday language to describe events or situations that have truly