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A fact is a true datum about one or more aspects of a circumstance, or an occurrence in the real world. Standard reference works are often used to check facts. Scientific facts are verified by careful, repeatable observation or measurement by experiments or other means. Generally speaking, facts are independent of belief, knowledge and opinion. Facts are different from inferences, theories, values, and objects.

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A fact is something that is objectively true about the real world, independent of what anyone believes or thinks about it. Facts matter because they provide a reliable foundation for understanding reality, and we can verify them through observation, measurement, or reference works rather than relying on personal opinion.

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Subclass of
data
Part of
reality
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Said to be same as
truth
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
has characteristic
truth
different from
statement
opposite of
false statement
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Etymology and usage
  • In philosophy
  • Correspondence and the slingshot argument
  • Compound facts
  • Fact–value distinction
  • Factual–counterfactual distinction
  • In mathematics
  • In science
  • The scientific method
  • In history
  • In law
  • Legal pleadings
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

A fact is a true datum about one or more aspects of a circumstance, or an occurrence in the real world. Standard reference works are often used to check facts. Scientific facts are verified by careful, repeatable observation or measurement by experiments or other means. Generally speaking, facts are independent of belief, knowledge and opinion. Facts are different from inferences, theories, values, and objects.

For example, "This sentence contains words" accurately describes a linguistic fact, and "the Sun is a star" describes an astronomical fact. Further, "Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States" and "Abraham Lincoln was assassinated" are both historical facts.

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