fact -
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
information (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
case a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
detail,
item,
point an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
specific,
particular a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"
general a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
matter of fact a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact
observation the act of observing; taking a patient look
reason the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
score the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
fact -
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"
info,
information (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
record book,
record,
book the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"
fact -
a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"
fact -
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"
The word fact can refer to verified information about past or present circumstances or events which are presented as objective reality. In science, it means a provable concept.
