"factual" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/ [US], /ˈfæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/ [UK], /ˈfæk.tj(ʊ)əl/ [Received-Pronunciation, dated], /ˈfɛk.(t)ʃ(ʉː)əl/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-factual.ogg [US] Forms: more factual [comparative], most factual [superlative]
Rhymes: -æktʃuəl, -æktʃəl, -ækʃuəl, -ækʃəl Etymology: fact + -ual, modified by analogy with actual. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fact|ual}} fact + -ual, {{m|en|actual}} actual Head templates: {{en-adj}} factual (comparative more factual, superlative most factual)
  1. Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
    Sense id: en-factual-en-adj-38gEPi7X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ual Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 3 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ual: 42 10 49
  2. True, accurate, corresponding to reality.
    Sense id: en-factual-en-adj-z-GOym2u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (of facts): πραγματικός (pragmatikós) (Ancient Greek), факти́чески (faktíčeski) (Bulgarian), действи́телен (dejstvítelen) (Bulgarian), 事實 (Chinese Mandarin), 事实 (shìshí) (Chinese Mandarin), faktický (Czech), faktuel (Danish), feitelijk (Dutch), todellinen (Finnish), tosiasioihin perustuva (Finnish), tosiasiallinen (Finnish), asiapitoinen (Finnish), effectif (French), factuel (French), ფაქტიური (pakṭiuri) (Georgian), faktisch (German), sachlich (German), auf Tatsachen beruhend (German), 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 (sunjis) (Gothic), πραγματικός (pragmatikós) (Greek), tényszerű (Hungarian), effettivo (Italian), fattuale (Italian), concreto (Italian), reale (Italian), 事実上の (jijitsujō no) (alt: じじつじょう) (Japanese), 사실(事實)의 (sasir-ui) (Korean), фактыларга негизделген (faktılarga negizdelgen) (Kyrgyz), чыныгы (cınıgı) (Kyrgyz), актуалдуу (aktualduu) (Kyrgyz), factual (Occitan), factuau (Occitan), faktyczny (Polish), factual [Portugal] (Portuguese), fatual [Brazil] (Portuguese), efectiv (Romanian), faptic (Romanian), факти́ческий (faktíčeskij) (Russian), действи́тельный (dejstvítelʹnyj) (Russian), efectivo (Spanish), fáctico (Spanish), factual (Spanish), ukweli (Swahili), faktamässig (Swedish), faktuell (Swedish), somut [neuter] (Turkish), פֿאַקטיש (faktish) (Yiddish)
Derived forms: contrafactual, counterfactual, extra-factual, factualism, factualist, factuality, factualize, factually, factualness, factual relativism, multifactual, nonfactual, non-factual, post-factual, prefactual, semifactual, transfactual, unfactual Related terms: fact, counterfactual, de facto, factual information, factual basis, factual account, factual evidence, factual errors, factual details, factual knowledge, factual data, factual situation, factual material, factual findings, factual issues, factual allegations, factual statement, factual accuracy Disambiguation of 'of facts': 50 50

Noun

IPA: /ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/ [US], /ˈfæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/ [UK], /ˈfæk.tj(ʊ)əl/ [Received-Pronunciation, dated], /ˈfɛk.(t)ʃ(ʉː)əl/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-factual.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -æktʃuəl, -æktʃəl, -ækʃuəl, -ækʃəl Etymology: fact + -ual, modified by analogy with actual. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fact|ual}} fact + -ual, {{m|en|actual}} actual Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} factual (uncountable)
  1. (broadcasting) Programmes having content based on facts, such as documentaries. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-factual-en-noun-zy3W8RUE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ual Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 3 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ual: 42 10 49 Topics: broadcasting, media

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          "text": "This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.",
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          "text": "Thus, the approach has more flexibility than Lamarque and Olsen's approach; in particular, it is open to the possibility that false factual claims do affect our understanding of, and our evaluation of, fictional narratives.",
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "of facts",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "effettivo"
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    {
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "fattuale"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "concreto"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "reale"
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      "alt": "じじつじょう",
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "事実上の"
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      "roman": "sasir-ui",
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      "word": "사실(事實)의"
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      "code": "ky",
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      "roman": "faktılarga negizdelgen",
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      "code": "ky",
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      "roman": "cınıgı",
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      "roman": "aktualduu",
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "factual"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "factuau"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "faktyczny"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "of facts",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "of facts",
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "faptic"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "of facts",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "fáctico"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of facts",
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "ukweli"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "faktamässig"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of facts",
      "word": "faktuell"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of facts",
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      "word": "somut"
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "faktish",
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      "word": "פֿאַקטיש"
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