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Ontology and ground

Actuality

Reality · What is

Content version
1.0
Last substantively revised
18 June 2026
Document type
Lexicon entry
Responsible publisher
Vikesland Press
Source language
Nynorsk source; reviewed English translation
Category
Ontology and ground
Definition type
Foundational definition
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Extended note

Actuality is the ontological ground to which statements, representations, models, systems, and actions must answer. The term does not name an interpretation of what is, but what is independently of whether it is correctly understood or represented.

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Limitations

Not the same as

  • perception
  • consensus
  • representation
  • model
  • authoritative decision
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Related terms

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Methodological relevance

In Reality Audit, actuality is the measure against which grounds, claims, decisions, and effects are examined.

Sources and principal occurrence

Source note: The foundational definition is stated in the Glossarium and developed throughout the ontology of DET SOM ER.

  1. DET SOM ERThe foundational work and primary source.
  2. T1 — Actuality and OntologyThe sustained ontological articulation in the theory programme.
  3. T5 — Models and RepresentationThe sustained theory document on models, measurement, simulation, validation, and assignment.
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Correct and incorrect use

Correct use

“The register must be checked against the actual documents and events.”

Incorrect or over-strong use

“What the institution has decided is therefore actuality.”

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Suggested citation

Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Actuality”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.

APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Actuality (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/actuality/

MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Actuality.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/actuality/.

ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Actuality.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/actuality/.

IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Actuality,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/actuality/

CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Actuality. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/actuality/

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Revision note

Document version
1.0
First published
18 June 2026
1.0

First public edition.