What is a fact?

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What is a fact?

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Here it is defined:

Answer 2

something(anything) that has a proff to it saying that it is real

Answer 3

i am listening to avenged sevenfold

that's a fact

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those have proved and tested.

Answer 5

women need men; that is a fact.

Answer 6

its somthing thats is true like an opinian is something u think but other ppl think another thing

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Answer 8

something that is true... verdad

Answer 9

facts or statistics are statement that can be proven

Answer 10

Something that can be proven or disproven.

Fact: The sky is made of marshmallow fluff.

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–noun 1. something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.  

2. something known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact.  

3. a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true: Scientists gather facts about plant growth.  

4. something said to be true or supposed to have happened: The facts given by the witness are highly questionable.  

5. Law. Often, facts. an actual or alleged event or circumstance, as distinguished from its legal effect or consequence. Compare question of fact, question of law.  

—Idioms6. after the fact, Law. after the commission of a crime: an accessory after the fact.  

7. before the fact, Law. prior to the commission of a crime: an accessory before the fact.  

8. in fact, actually; really; indeed: In fact, it was a wonder that anyone survived.  

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[Origin: 1530–40; < L factum something done, deed, n. use of neut. of factus done, ptp. of facere to do1]

n.  

Knowledge or information based on real occurrences: an account based on fact; a blur of fact and fancy.

Something demonstrated to exist or known to have existed: Genetic engineering is now a fact. That Chaucer was a real person is an undisputed fact.

A real occurrence; an event: had to prove the facts of the case.

Something believed to be true or real: a document laced with mistaken facts.

A thing that has been done, especially a crime: an accessory before the fact.

Law The aspect of a case at law comprising events determined by evidence: The jury made a finding of fact.

[Latin factum, deed, from neuter past participle of facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Fact has a long history of usage in the sense "allegation of fact," as in "This tract was distributed to thousands of American teachers, but the facts and the reasoning are wrong" (Albert Shanker). This practice has led to the introduction of the phrases true facts and real facts, as in The true facts of the case may never be known. These usages may occasion qualms among critics who insist that facts can only be true, but the usages are often useful for emphasis.

1539, "action," especially "evil deed," from L. factum "event, occurrence," lit. "thing done," from neut. pp. of facere "to do" (see factitious). Usual modern sense of "thing known to be true" appeared 1632, from notion of "something that has actually occurred." Facts of life "harsh realities" is from 1854; specific sense of "human sexual functions" first recorded 1913. Factoid is from 1973, first explained, if not coined, by Norman Mailer.

"Factoids ... that is, facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper, creations which are not so much lies as a product to manipulate emotion in the Silent Majority." [N. Mailer, "Marilyn," 1973]

noun

1.  a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"  

2.  a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"  

3.  an event known to have happened or something known to have existed; "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"  

4.  a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"  

In addition to the idiom beginning with fact, also see after the fact; in fact; is that a fact; matter of fact.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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fact1 [fӕkt] noun

something known or believed to be true

Example: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.

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Something that is true, positively

Like, I am alive is a fact. :)

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something that actually exists; reality; truth

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a statement that is true

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Feminists are man-hating lesbians

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something that is real...no opinion about it...like a week is seven days...that is a fact...versus an opinion that is what you think...like i like that a week is seven days...some people might not like it...but a fact just is..no question about it.

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a fact is the truth, or what we precive to be the truth. Fact is not a lie, and fiction is not fact.

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A fact is something that is proven to its maximum standards. A fact is usually 99.73% correct. A fact differs from a belief because a belief is something that people have believed in, just like a myth. A fact is scientifically proven by scientists and cannot be wrong.

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A fact is a statement or hypothesis that has been empirically proven (empirically = demonstrated or shown in this context btw).

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Fact- something that can be proved to be true.

Opinion- something a person argues and cannot be proved to be true or untrue.

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I'm dictionary.com-ing this! haha

1. something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.

2. something known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact.

3. a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true: Scientists gather facts about plant growth.

4. something said to be true or supposed to have happened: The facts given by the witness are highly questionable.

5. Law. Often, facts. an actual or alleged event or circumstance, as distinguished from its legal effect or consequence. Compare question of fact, question of law.

—Idioms

6. after the fact, Law. after the commission of a crime: an accessory after the fact.

7. before the fact, Law. prior to the commission of a crime: an accessory before the fact.

8. in fact, actually; really; indeed: In fact, it was a wonder that anyone survived.

Answer 22

A fact is a statement or hypothesis whose validity is supported by substantiated evidence, is it not?  =P

Answer 23

"Generally, a fact is defined as something that is true, something that actually exists, or something that can be verified according to an established standard of evaluation. There is a range of other uses, depending on the context. For example, fact may be argued under authority of a specific pedagogy, such as scientific facts or historical facts. Rhetorical assertion of fact is often forwarded without an implied or express basis of authority."

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