Definitions for actual

(presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions")

(taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating")

(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")

(existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced")

(being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West")