True vs. Real

True vs. Real — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between True and Real

Trueadjective

(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

This is a true story.

Realadjective

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

Trueadjective

Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.

a true copy;a true likeness of the original

Realadjective

Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

This is real leather.

Trueadjective

(logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.

"A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.

Realadjective

Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

These are real tears!
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Trueadjective

Loyal, faithful.

He’s turned out to be a true friend.

Realadjective

Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

a description of real life

Trueadjective

Genuine.

This is true Parmesan cheese.

Realadjective

That has objective, physical existence.

No one has ever seen a real unicorn.

Trueadjective

Legitimate.

The true king has returned!

Realadjective

(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?
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Trueadjective

Accurate; following a path toward the target.

Realadjective

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

Trueadjective

Fair, unbiased, not loaded.

Realadjective

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.

Trueadverb

(of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately.

this gun shoots true

Realadjective

(legal) Relating to immovable tangible property.

real estate;real property

Truenoun

(uncountable) The state of being in alignment.

Realadjective

Absolute, complete, utter.

This is a real problem.

Truenoun

Truth.

Realadjective

(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.

Truenoun

A pledge or truce.

Realadverb

Really, very.

Trueverb

To straighten.

He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.

Realnoun

A commodity; see realty.

Trueverb

To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.

We spent all night truing up the report.

Realnoun

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

Truenoun

proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment;

out of true

Realnoun

(mathematics) A real number.

Trueverb

make level, square, balanced, or concentric;

true up the cylinder of an engine

Realnoun

(obsolete) A realist.

Trueadjective

consistent with fact or reality; not false;

the story is trueit is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it truethe true meaning of the statement

Realnoun

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

Trueadjective

not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;

real minktrue gold

Realnoun

A coin worth one real.

Trueadjective

conforming to definitive criteria;

the horseshoe crab is not a true crabPythagoras was the first true mathematician

Realnoun

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

Trueadjective

accurately placed or thrown;

his aim was truehe was dead on target

Realnoun

A coin worth one real.

Trueadjective

devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth;

true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them

Realnoun

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

Trueadjective

expressing or given to expressing the truth;

a true statementgave truthful testimonya truthful person

Realnoun

A coin worth one real.

Trueadjective

worthy of being depended on;

a dependable workeran honest working stiffa reliable source of informationhe was true to his wordI would be true for there are those who trust me

Realnoun

any rational or irrational number

Trueadjective

not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;

genuine emotionher interest in people was unfeignedtrue grief

Realnoun

an old small silver Spanish coin

Trueadjective

rightly so called;

true couragea spirit which true men have always admireda true friend

Realadjective

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory;

real objectsreal people; not ghostsa film based on real lifea real illnessreal humilityLife is real! Life is earnest!

Trueadjective

determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles;

true north is geographic north

Realadjective

no less than what is stated; worthy of the name;

the real reasonreal wara real frienda real womanmeat and potatoes--I call that a real mealit's time he had a real jobit's no penny-ante job--he's making real money

Trueadjective

having a legally established claim;

the legitimate heirthe true and lawful king

Realadjective

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something;

her actual motivea literal solitude like a deserta genuine dilemma

Trueadjective

in tune; accurate in pitch;

a true note

Realadjective

not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;

real minktrue gold

Trueadjective

accurately fitted; level;

the window frame isn't quite true

Realadjective

not to be taken lightly;

statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problemsto the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real

Trueadjective

reliable as a basis for action;

a true prophesy

Realadjective

possible to be treated as fact;

tangible evidencehis brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor

Trueadverb

as acknowledged;

true, she is the smartest in her class

Realadjective

being value measured in terms of purchasing power;

real pricesreal incomereal wages

Realadjective

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;

the substantial worlda mere dream, neither substantial nor practicalmost ponderous and substantial things

Realadjective

(of property) fixed or immovable;

real property consists of land and buildings; real estate

Realadjective

coinciding with reality;

perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception

Realadjective

founded on practical matters;

a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time

Realadverb

used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal;

she was very giftedhe played very wella really enjoyable eveningI'm real sorry about ita rattling good yarn