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fact

noun
/fækt/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from *dʰeh₁-✻
  2. derived from factum
  3. derived from fact

Definitions

  1. Something actual as opposed to invented.

    • establish the facts
    • hard facts
    • facts and figures

  2. Something which is real.

    • Gravity is a fact, not a theory.

  3. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

    • Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a…

      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.

    2. 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.

    3. An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.

    4. Action

      Action; the realm of action.

      • After that Richard, the third of that name, king in fact only, but tyrant both in title and regiment[…]was[…]overthrown and slain at Bosworth Field; there succeeded in the kingdom[…]Henry the Seventh.

    5. A wrongful or criminal deed.

      • He had become an accessory after the fact.
      • She was empassiond at that piteous act, / With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact, / Against that nation [...].
      • His friends still wrought Repreeves for him: And indeed his fact till now in the government of Lord Angelo, came not to an undoubtfull proofe.

    6. A feat or meritorious deed.

      • UUho when he ſhal embrace you in his arms UUil tell how many thouſand men he ſlew. And when you looke for amorous diſcourſe, Will rattle foorth his facts of war and blood: Too harſh a ſubiect for your daintie eares.
      • When he who most excels in fact of arms,

    7. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

    8. Initialism of Federation Against Copyright Theft.

    9. Initialism of Federation of American Consumers and Travelers.

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Derived

accessary after the fact, accessary before the fact, accessory after the fact, accessory before the fact, after-the-fact, after the fact, alternative fact, alt-fact, antefact, anti-fact, as a matter of fact, attorney-in-fact, bad facts make bad law, before the fact, brute-fact, brute fact, conspiracy fact, contrary to fact, counterfact, face facts, face the facts, factbook, fact check, fact-check, fact checker, fact checking, fact-checking, factette, factfem, fact file, factfile, fact-finder, factfinder, fact-finding, fact free, fact-free, factful, facthood, factic, facticide · +57 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fact. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fact. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at fact

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA