#fact a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
supertype: information knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
subtype: case.fact the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
subtype: detail__item__point an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
subtype: minutia a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code"
subtype: nook_and_cranny__nooks_and_crannies something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of science"
subtype: respect__regard (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect"
subtype: sticking_point a point at which an impasse arises in progress towrd and agreement or a goal
subtype: technicality__trifle__triviality a detail that is considered insignificant
subtype: particular__specific a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
subtype: general a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
subtype: matter_of_fact a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact
subtype: observation.fact facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor"
subtype: scientific_fact an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final)
subtype: reason.fact a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"
subtype: indication.reason (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
subtype: contraindication (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
subtype: score.fact the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"
subtype: truth a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is the he didn't want to do it"
subtype: home_truth an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)
subtype: verity an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
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