'actual' definitions:

Definition of 'actual'

From: WordNet
adjective
Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" [syn: actual, existent] [ant: possible, potential]
adjective
Taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
adjective
Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: actual, genuine, literal, real]
adjective
Existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" [syn: actual, factual]
adjective
Being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"