FACTUALNESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

factualness

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Noun

Their usefulness depends on the quality of the underlying data, the accuracy of their models, and how well those models represent real-world conditions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Citing The Times’ reports, state lawmakers passed legislation this August requiring retailers to provide consumers with safety certifications for cannabis products and permitting regulators to spot check the accuracy of cannabis testing labs.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of accuracy

Noun

San Diego professes pride in high graduation rates, but this is a chimera hiding the sad truth of how far our educational leaders will go to look good.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
The hard truth is that homelessness is the result of a raft of problems beyond any mayor’s full control.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of truth

Noun

The system produced a mathematical proof that was accepted by Lean, a proof-assistant software used to check the logical correctness of formal mathematical arguments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Miller then railed against multiculturalism, political correctness and his Latino classmates.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of correctness

Noun

Your mileage may vary with senseless AI text as a source of amusement, but there’s something to be said about foregrounding AI’s often absurd flaws and its potential for misuse, rather than dressing it up as some impartial arbiter of factuality.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
In the realm of AI factuality, 9 out of 10 isn’t even that bad.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026

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