Fact. Fact. Etymology and usage The word fact derives from the Latin factum, and was first used in English with the same meaning: "a thing done or performed", a use that is now obsolete.[1] The common usage of "something that has really occurred or is the case" dates from the middle of the sixteenth century.[2] Fact is sometimes used synonymously with truth, as distinct from opinions, falsehoods, or matters of taste. This use is found in such phrases as, It is a fact that the cup is blue or Matter of fact,[3] and "... not history, nor fact, but imagination.
" Filmmaker Werner Herzog distinguishes clearly between the two, claiming that "fact creates norms, and truth illumination".[4] Fact also indicates a matter under discussion deemed to be true or correct, such as to emphasize a point or prove a disputed issue; (e.g., "... the fact of the matter is ... ").[5][6] Facts may be checked by reason, experiment, personal experience, or may be argued from authority. Fact in philosophy Compound facts Fact in law.
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