actual
ac·tu·al (ăkʹcho͞o-əl)adj. 1. Existing and not merely potential or possible. See Synonyms at real1. 2. Being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current. 3. Based on fact: an actual account of the accident. [Middle English, from Old French, active, from Late Latin āctuālis, from Latin āctus, past participle of agere, to drive, do. See ag- in Indo-European Roots.]
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