how to pronounce virtual

/ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/

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virtual is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of virtual in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… much of their lives in virtual reality …”

meaning of virtual

Virtual means existing in or created by a computer.

virtual frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word virtual occurs in english on average 8.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics virtual can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that virtual can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;