factual
adjective
fac·tu·al
ˈfak-chə-wəl 
-chəl,
-chü-əl,
ˈfaksh-wəl
1
: of or relating to facts
a factual error
the factual aspects of the case
2
: restricted to or based on fact
a factual statement
She tried to separate what is factual from what is not.
factualness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of factual in a Sentence
That statement is not factual.
a report filled with factual errors
the factual aspects of the case
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This parties’ timeline and factual disagreement can’t be resolved at the summary judgment phase, Cogan reasoned.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 June 2024
Make sure that Inside Out’s creative, innovative story about the voices inside a kid’s brain reflects actual, factual neuroscience.
—Rosemary Counter, TIME, 14 June 2024
In the first experiment, the researchers asked participants to rate the factual truth of the statement in the headline and also assess whether the issue in question was a matter of opinion or a statement of fact.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
According to a factual proffer reflecting the prosecution’s case, the two unnamed soldiers were at the Colombian Pub, a sports bar in the upscale Zona T area, around 11 p.m. on March 5, 2020, just around the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 June 2024
Make sure that Inside Out’s creative, innovative story about the voices inside a kid’s brain reflects actual, factual neuroscience.
—Rosemary Counter, TIME, 14 June 2024
In the first experiment, the researchers asked participants to rate the factual truth of the statement in the headline and also assess whether the issue in question was a matter of opinion or a statement of fact.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
According to a factual proffer reflecting the prosecution’s case, the two unnamed soldiers were at the Colombian Pub, a sports bar in the upscale Zona T area, around 11 p.m. on March 5, 2020, just around the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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factual
adjective
fac·tu·al
ˈfak-chə(-wə)l
ˈfaksh-wəl
1
: of or relating to facts
a factual error
2
: restricted to or based on fact
a factual statement
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factual
adjective
fac·tu·al
ˈfak-chə-wəl
1
: of or relating to facts
factual issues
2
: restricted to or based on fact
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