fact.
Something actual as opposed to invented.
Meaning & usage
Something actual as opposed to invented.
establish the facts
hard facts
Something which is real.
Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
The facts about space travel.
Addition facts include 2 + 2 = 4 and 3 + 4 = 7.
An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
Action; the realm of action.
A wrongful or criminal deed.
He had become an accessory after the fact.
A feat or meritorious deed.
Where this word comes from
From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.
Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
Where this word comes from
From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.
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