factual
Based on real things that happened or are true, not made up or guessed.
Based on, concerned with, or containing real facts, rather than guesses, opinions, or invented material.
Giving only facts and not showing personal feelings or opinion.
Presenting or dealing only with facts, without adding personal opinions, feelings, or emotional language.
- Base: factual
factual accuracy
1correctness of stated facts
How correct the facts in a text, report, or statement are.
- The editor is responsible for checking the factual accuracy of the article.
- Several reviewers questioned the book’s factual accuracy.
- Factual accuracy is very important in scientific writing.
factual basis
1facts that support a claim
Real facts that support an idea, claim, or decision.
- His accusation has no factual basis at all.
- Before we act, we need a factual basis for changing the policy.
- The lawyer argued that the rumor lacked any factual basis.
factual error
1mistake about a real-world fact
A mistake where something said or written is not true about the real world.
- The textbook contained a serious factual error about climate change.
- We corrected several factual errors in the first draft of the report.
- Calling Paris the capital of Italy is a clear factual error.
factual information
1information that is based on facts
Information that is true and based on real facts, not on opinion or imagination.
- The website provides factual information about different diseases.
- Please include only factual information in your presentation, not rumors.
- Teachers must give students correct, factual information about history.
factual record
1written account of what happened
A written or official list or report that shows what really happened.
- The court keeps a factual record of the trial.
- We need to create a factual record of the events before people forget details.
- The report serves as a factual record of the company’s decisions.
purely factual
1containing only facts, no opinions
Giving only facts, with no personal comments or feelings.
- Her description of the accident was purely factual.
- The guide is purely factual and does not give travel tips or opinions.
- Try to keep your report purely factual and neutral.
strictly factual
1limited only to facts, very strictly
Very much limited to facts only, with no extra comment or story.
- The memo should be strictly factual and not include suggestions.
- In court, witnesses are expected to be strictly factual.
- The documentary takes a strictly factual approach to the subject.