Why is “virtually” used as a synonym for “almost”?

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Why is “virtually” used as a synonym for “almost”?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Well…one definition of “virtual” is “almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition.”

Anonymous 0 Comments

Because that’s how the word was used long before computers came around. Virtual: being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted