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Real vs. Tangible — What's the Difference?

Real vs. Tangible — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Real and Tangible

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Real

Actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed
Julius Caesar was a real person
Her many illnesses, real and imaginary

Tangible

Discernible by the touch; palpable
A tangible roughness of the skin.

Real

(of a thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine
The earring was presumably real gold

Tangible

Possible to touch.

Real

Complete; utter (used for emphasis)
The tour turned out to be a real disaster
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Tangible

Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete
Tangible evidence.

Real

Adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power
Real incomes had fallen by 30 per cent
An increase in real terms of 11.6 per cent

Tangible

Possible to understand or realize
The tangible benefits of the plan.

Real

(of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part.

Tangible

(Law) Relating to or being property of a physical nature, such as land, objects, and goods.

Real

(of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.

Tangible

Something palpable or concrete.

Real

Really; very
My head hurts real bad

Tangible

Tangibles Property having a physical form.

Real

The basic monetary unit of Brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.

Tangible

; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.

Real

Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence
Real objects.
A real illness.

Tangible

; able to be perceived.

Real

True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal
Real people, not ghosts.
A film based on real life.

Tangible

Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.

Real

Of or founded on practical matters and concerns
A recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time.

Tangible

By the mind; understandable.

Real

Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious
Real mink.
Real humility.

Tangible

A physical object; something that can be touched.

Real

Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
A real friend.

Tangible

Or concrete results.
Yes, but what are the tangibles?

Real

Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation
Tourists hoping for a real experience on the guided tour.

Tangible

Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.

Real

Not to be taken lightly; serious
In real trouble.

Tangible

Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident.
Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others.

Real

(Philosophy) Existing objectively in the world regardless of subjectivity or conventions of thought or language.

Tangible

Perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch;
Skin with a tangible roughness

Real

Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power
Real income.
Real growth.

Tangible

Possible to be treated as fact;
Tangible evidence
His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor

Real

(Physics) Of, relating to, or being an image formed by light rays that converge in space.

Tangible

(of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ;
Tangible property like real estate
Tangible assets such as machinery

Real

(Mathematics) Of, relating to, or being a real number.

Tangible

Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt;
A barely palpable dust
Felt sudden anger in a palpable wave
The air was warm and close--palpable as cotton

Real

(Law) Of or relating to stationary or fixed property, such as buildings or land.

Tangible

Having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses;
A physical manifestation
Surrounded by tangible objects

Real

Very
I'm real sorry about that.

Real

A thing or whole having actual existence. Often used with the
Theories beyond the realm of the real.

Real

(Mathematics) A real number.

Real

A silver coin formerly used in Spain and Latin America.

Real

A unit of currency formerly used in Portugal.

Real

See Table at currency.

Real

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

Real

Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
This is real leather.

Real

Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
These are real tears!

Real

Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
A description of real life

Real

That has objective, physical existence.
No one has ever seen a real unicorn.

Real

(economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power contrast nominal.
My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
What is the real GNP of this polity?

Real

(economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

Real

Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

Real

(legal) Relating to immovable tangible property.
Real estate;
Real property

Real

Absolute, complete, utter.
This is a real problem.

Real

(slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.
I'm keeping it real.

Real

Really, very.
When I told him the truth, he got real mad.

Real

A commodity; see realty.

Real

(grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

Real

(mathematics) A real number.

Real

(obsolete) A realist.

Real

Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

Real

A coin worth one real.

Real

A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

Real

A coin worth one real.

Real

A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.

Real

A coin worth one real.

Real

A former small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

Real

A realist.

Real

Royal; regal; kingly.

Real

Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a description of real life.
Whereat I waked, and foundBefore mine eyes all real, as the dreamHad lively shadowed.

Real

True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger.
Whose perfection far excelledHers in all real dignity.

Real

Relating to things, not to persons.
Many are perfect in men's humors that are not greatly capable of the real part of business.

Real

Having an assignable arithmetical or numerical value or meaning; not imaginary.

Real

Pertaining to things fixed, permanent, or immovable, as to lands and tenements; as, real property, in distinction from personal or movable property.
For he that but conceives a crime in thought,Contracts the danger of an actual fault.
Our simple ideas are all real; all agree to the reality of things.

Real

Any rational or irrational number

Real

An old small silver Spanish coin

Real

Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory;
Real objects
Real people; not ghosts
A film based on real life
A real illness
Real humility
Life is real! Life is earnest!

Real

No less than what is stated; worthy of the name;
The real reason
Real war
A real friend
A real woman
Meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal
It's time he had a real job
It's no penny-ante job--he's making real money

Real

Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something;
Her actual motive
A literal solitude like a desert
A genuine dilemma

Real

Not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;
Real mink
True gold

Real

Not to be taken lightly;
Statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems
To the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real

Real

Possible to be treated as fact;
Tangible evidence
His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor

Real

Being value measured in terms of purchasing power;
Real prices
Real income
Real wages

Real

Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;
The substantial world
A mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
Most ponderous and substantial things

Real

(of property) fixed or immovable;
Real property consists of land and buildings; real estate

Real

Coinciding with reality;
Perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception

Real

Founded on practical matters;
A recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time

Real

Used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal;
She was very gifted
He played very well
A really enjoyable evening
I'm real sorry about it
A rattling good yarn

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