fact

Summary

fact has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• fact is a type of data^[2].
• fact is part of factual information^[3].
• fact is part of truth^[4].
• fact is part of reality^[5].
• fact's said to be the same as is recorded as truth^[6].
• fact is the opposite of opinion^[7].
• fact is the opposite of false statement^[8].
• fact's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• fact's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[10].
• fact's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[11].
• fact's topic has template is recorded as Q10804871^[12].
• fact's has characteristic is recorded as truth^[13].
• fact's different from is recorded as statement^[14].
• fact's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

fact is a type of data^[2]. Recorded opposite of include opinion^[7] and false statement^[8].

Use and Application

Part of include factual information^[3], a type of information^[16]; truth^[4], a type of value^[17]; and reality^[5], a concept^[18].

Influence

Things named for fact include Ceefax^[19], a teletext^[20], founded in 1974^[21].

Why It Matters

fact has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] fact is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for fact include Ceefax^[19], a teletext^[20], founded in 1974^[21].