In contrast, the The Encyclopedia Britannica continues,
Virtual images are made by rays that do not actually come from where the image seems to be; e.g., the virtual image in a plane mirror is at some distance behind the mirror. -- Britannica Online.
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Virtuality, in other words, is independent of place.
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