Fact vs. Data: What's the Difference?
Fact and Data Definitions
Fact
Knowledge or information based on real occurrences
An account based on fact.
A blur of fact and fancy.
Data
Plural of datum
Fact
Something demonstrated to exist or known to have existed
Genetic engineering is now a fact. That Chaucer was a real person is an undisputed fact.
Data
Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.
The raw information was processed and placed into a database so the data could be accessed more quickly.
Fact
A real occurrence; an event
Had to prove the facts of the case.
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Data
(collectively) Recorded observations that are usually presented in a structured format.
Fact
Something believed to be true or real
A document laced with mistaken facts.
Data
(computing) A representation of facts or ideas in a formalized manner capable of being communicated or manipulated by some process.
Fact
A thing that has been done, especially a crime
An accessory before the fact.
Data
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Run out of data
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Fact
(Law) A conclusion drawn by a judge or jury from the evidence in a case
A finding of fact.
Data
See Datum.
Fact
Something actual as opposed to invented.
In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.
Data
A collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem; as, the historical data show that the budget deficit is only a small factor in determining interest rates.
Fact
Something which is real.
Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
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Data
Information, most commonly in the form of a series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage medium for manipulation by a computer program. It is contrasted with the program which is a series of instructions used by the central processing unit of a computer to manipulate the data. In some conputers data and execuatble programs are stored in separate locations.
Fact
Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
Data
A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn;
Statistical data
Fact
An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
Fact
Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
The facts about space travel.
Fact
(databases) An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
Fact
(archaic) Action; the realm of action.
Fact
A wrongful or criminal deed.
He had become an accessory after the fact.
Fact
(obsolete) A feat or meritorious deed.
Fact
Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
Fact
A doing, making, or preparing.
A project for the fact and vendingOf a new kind of fucus, paint for ladies.
Fact
An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance.
What might instigate him to this devilish fact, I am not able to conjecture.
He who most excels in fact of arms.
Fact
Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten.
Fact
The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts.
I do not grant the fact.
This reasoning is founded upon a fact which is not true.
Fact
A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred;
First you must collect all the facts of the case
Fact
A statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened;
He supported his argument with an impressive array of facts
Fact
An event known to have happened or something known to have existed;
Your fears have no basis in fact
How much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell
Fact
A concept whose truth can be proved;
Scientific hypotheses are not facts
