realisats

Realisats is a term used across multiple disciplines to denote realized or actualized instances of theoretical constructs. Unlike a mere model or simulation, a realisat is taken to have been converted from potential into an enacted or deployed state within a system or context. The word is a neologism formed from the root concept of reality combined with a plural suffix, and it has gained use in discussions of realism, realization, and implementation.

In philosophy and science studies, realisats are discussed as the actual states or events that instantiate a theoretical law or explanation. The claim is that a realisat has causal relevance or explanatory power beyond the abstract model, because it exhibits the phenomena as they occur in the world. In cognitive science and artificial intelligence, the term is used to describe knowledge or plans that have been enacted through action, leaving observable traces in behavior or system state. In engineering and software development, a realisat refers to a component or system that has been integrated and deployed, as opposed to a prototype or simulated version. In literature and media theory, realisats can denote narrative elements that render imagined worlds concretely present in the viewer or reader’s experience.

Debates around realisats focus on criteria for establishing reality status, the reliability of integration, and the relationship between realisats and simulations, models, or emulations. Critics warn against conflating a deployed artifact with the underlying theory, while proponents argue that realisats provide a concrete link between abstract reasoning and observable effects.

See also Realization, Realism, Actualization.