1
as in historical
restricted to or based on fact
a factual biography of George Washington that scoffs at the story about the cherry tree
2
as in actual
existing in fact and not merely as a possibility
a serious scientist, she is only interested in factual phenomena and lets others speculate about the hypothetical
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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