fact

intj

Etymology: From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.

1. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

name

1. Initialism of Federation Against Copyright Theft.
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noun

Etymology: From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.

1. Something actual as opposed to invented.

   “establish the facts”

   “hard facts”

2. Something which is real.

   “Gravity is a fact, not a theory.”

3. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

   “Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.”

4. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.

   “There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.”

5. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.

   “The facts about space travel.”

   “Addition facts include 2 + 2 = 4 and 3 + 4 = 7.”

6. An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
7. Action; the realm of action.

   “After that Richard, the third of that name, king in fact only, but tyrant both in title and regiment[…]was[…]overthrown and slain at Bosworth Field; there succeeded in the kingdom[…]Henry the Seventh.”

8. A wrongful or criminal deed.

   “He had become an accessory after the fact.”

   “She was empassiond at that piteous act, / With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact, / Against that nation [...].”

9. A feat or meritorious deed.

   “UUho when he ſhal embrace you in his arms UUil tell how many thouſand men he ſlew. And when you looke for amorous diſcourſe, Will rattle foorth his facts of war and blood: Too harſh a ſubiect for your daintie eares.”

   “When he who most excels in fact of arms,”