fact

Noun
  1. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred (synset 105825522)
    "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
    is a type of: information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
    subtypes:
    • case - the actual state of things
    • detail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
    • particular, specific - a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
    • general - a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
    • matter of fact - a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact
    • observation - facts learned by observing
    • reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
    • score - the facts about an actual situation
    • truth - a fact that has been verified
  2. A statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened (synset 106648784)
    "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"
    is a type of: info, information - a message received and understood
    subtypes:
  3. An event known to have happened or something known to have existed (synset 113979160)
    "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"
    is a type of: realism, reality, realness - the state of being actual or real
  4. A concept whose truth can be proved (synset 105898503)
    "scientific hypotheses are not facts"
    is a type of: concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

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