Fact
A fact (derived from the Latin factum, see below) is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be proven to correspond to experience. Standard reference works are often used to check facts. Scientific facts are verified by repeatable experiments.
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Famous quotes containing the word fact:
“While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.”
—A.J. (Alfred Jules)
“The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“Unconditional love is a lofty ideal, but unconditional hate is a fact well documented by history.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)