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Fact vs Certainty - What's the difference?

fact | certainty |

As nouns the difference between fact and certainty

is that fact is action; the realm of action while certainty is the state of being certain.

As an interjection fact

is used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

As an initialism FACT

is federation Against Copyright Theft.

fact

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
  • *
  • A wrongful or criminal deed.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.ix:
    • She was empassiond at that piteous act, / With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact , / Against that nation [...].
  • (obsolete) Feat.
  • *
  • An honest observation.
  • Something actual as opposed to invented.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
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  • Something which has become real.
  • Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
  • An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.
  • Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.

    • Antonyms

    * (Something actual) fiction

    Derived terms

    * factual * factoid * accessory after the fact * accessory before the fact * after the fact * as a matter of fact * attorney-in-fact * contrary to fact * fact-finding * fact-finder * fact of life * fact or fiction * fact sheet * finding of fact * in fact * in point of fact * * question of fact

    Related terms

    * fashion * faction * factor * factorial * factory * factotum

    See also

    * value * opinion * belief

    External links

    * *

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

    • Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words

    certainty

    English

    Noun

  • The state of being certain.
  • * Fisher Ames
    • The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes.
  • An instance of being certain.
  • A fact or truth unquestionably established.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
    • Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties .
  • * 1824 , (Walter Savage Landor), Imaginary Conversations Volume 1
    • Certainties are uninteresting and sating.

    Synonyms

    * (state of being certain) certitude

    Antonyms

    * (state of being certain) uncertainty

    Related terms

    * certain * of a certainty

    External links

    * (wikipedia "certainty")