What is Facts: Definition and 119 Discussions

A fact is an occurrence in the real world. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability—that is whether it can be demonstrated to correspond to experience. Standard reference works are often used to check facts. Scientific facts are verified by repeatable careful observation or measurement by experiments or other means.
For example, "This sentence contains words." accurately describes a linguistic fact, and "The sun is a star" accurately describes an astronomical fact. Further, "Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States" and "Abraham Lincoln was assassinated" both accurately describe historical facts. Generally speaking, facts are independent of belief and of knowledge.

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents Top users
  1. JasonRox

    Exploring Facts about Liquified Natural Gas

    This is regarding... Liquified Natural Gas I need to know the facts about this. They are currently thinking about building large LNG Importation Facilities in my area, or pretty close to my house I guess. At the moment, they will have a Public Hearing before doing anything. As of...
  2. G

    RT-PCR Links & Info: Get the Facts

    links and info of RT- PCR? appreciate for any inputs. :cool:
  3. quantumdude

    News Plight of Terri Schiavo: Facts, Emotions, and Outcomes

    I just got an email from a former student of mine regarding the plight of a disabled Florida woman, and it made me really mad. I am wondering if anyone else has heard this story, and if it is as he says. Here is an excerpt from the email.
  4. R

    Can Bone Experiments Provide Reliable Facts?

    Disregard ! uhmm well disregard this... I got my answer
  5. B

    Facts About India to Make Every Indian Proud

    TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD Q. Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems? A. Vinod Khosla Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)? A. Vinod Dahm Q. Who is the third richest man on the world? A. According to the latest...
  6. Ivan Seeking

    How are moral assertions connected with the world of facts?

    http://www.edge.org/q2002/q_deutsch.html
  7. Evo

    Tidbits of Fun and Fascinating Facts

    Some fun tidbits. A law passed in Nebraska in 1912 really set down some hard rules of the road. Drivers in the country at night were required to stop every 150 yards, send up a skyrocket, then wait eight minutes for the road to clear before proceeding cautiously, all the while blowing their...
  8. T

    Exploring Satellite Collisions: Facts, Numbers, and Possibilities

    This guy I work with is under the impression that it must be difficult to keep satellites from running into each other. That they are constantly brushing by each other. My argument was to say pretend the number of satellites was the total number of cars in the world. how often would you expect...
  9. T

    Is it Safe to Drink Tap Water? Know the Facts

    Is it safe to drink tap water?
  10. C

    Uncovering the Mystery Behind Football Field Math Facts

    I was just messing around and ran across this site that hate math facts on it and I chose a random one about a football field. Here's a http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/10010.2.shtml# the fact. Now, I understand what they're trying to get it, but what I don't get is how they came up...
  11. Z

    Weird Facts of Physics: 1000s of Tons in a Teaspoon

    I was just woundering, what are some of the weirdest facts you heard or read about physics in general? Weirdest thing i read about was about liquid Helium and how it flows out of its container when lifted but flows back in when set back down. And the other thing is that one teaspoon of...
  12. U

    Mechanics need to get facts straight

    Need to get some facts straight. A block on an incline with an angle of X... the normal force is mg the force parallel to the incline is mgSinX the force perpendicular to the incline is mgCosX and the force done against friction is mgCosX?
  13. D

    Did Sir Francis Bacon edit Einstein's manuscripts?

    the man on the moon will not be visible by the year 2006 due to the moons rotation. Joseph Smith (of mormon fame) had a brother who was the first president of Coca-cola There are more people each year, that living inside the arcitic circle, spontaneously combust, than there are people...
  14. M

    The Facts About Nuclear Reactors: Churnobyl was an Exception

    1) Churnobyl was NOT even close to what a typical nuclear reactor is like. 2)Reactors never go Nuclear Bomb, it is impossible 3)all reactors in service today would never melt down to the point of getting to the ground water, or even the ground because the reaction stops almost imediatly and...
  15. C

    Cell Division of Blood Cells: Facts and Q&A

    Hi all, Before I ask a Q about blood cancers, can I just check - is it right that cell division of blood cells takes place only in the bone marrow (and not in the bloodstream or anywhere else)? Thanx Charles
  16. zoobyshoe

    Is HAARP a legitimate scientific installation or is it just a conspiracy theory?

    HAARP: What are the facts? This is a link to a fairly run-of-the-mill fear mongering type article about the dangers of HAARP. Pretty much the kind of stuff you ear on Coast to Coast. Is anyone up on the real capabilities and limitations of this installation? HAARP...
  17. T

    Mass of Black Hole at Size of Tennis ball: Facts & Variations

    What is the mass of a black hole at the size of a tennisball? Can the mass of a black hole vary?
  18. Kerrie

    News IRS is 90 years old, a link to some interesting facts

    Bear with me, the info is from cnn.com, but i found what it had to say interesting...perhaps living nearly 100 years ago wasn't so bad? http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/02/pf/taxes/irs_birthday/index.htm?cnn=yes at this rate, in another 100 years the United States government will have the tax...
  19. D

    News What are some lesser-known facts about Iraq's political and cultural landscape?

    Here are some important facts that while well-established, I often see missing from the debates about Iraq, Saddam, and war. I don't intend this to be pro- or anti-war, and I'll ask that people don't debate the morality of war in this thread. God knows we have enough threads for that. :)...
Back
Top