n.
Pronunciation: ' fakt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin factum, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere
Date: 15th century
1 : a thing done: as a obsolete : FEAT b : CRIME <accessory after the fact > c archaic : ACTION
2 archaic : PERFORMANCE , DOING
3 : the quality of being actual : ACTUALITY <a question of fact hinges on evidence>
4 a : something that has actual existence <space exploration is now a fact > b : an actual occurrence <prove the fact of damage>
5 : a piece of information presented as having objective reality
– in fact : in truth