Existent - Definition

adj 1: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to
refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient";
"much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found
in the Soviet Union and Iran" [syn: existent,
existing] [ant: nonexistent]
2: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified
existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not
ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real
humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn:
real, existent] [ant: unreal]
3: 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]