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Meaning of "factual" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FACTUAL

factual  [ˈfæktʃʊəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FACTUAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Factual is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FACTUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Factual

Factual, launched in October 2009, is an open data platform developed to maximize data accuracy, transparency, and accessibility. It provides access to through web service APIs and reusable, customisable web applications. It is described by its founder, Gil Elbaz as "a platform for anyone to share and mash open data". Factual has data sets about local place information, entertainment and information derived from government sources. Dr Tim Chklovski co-founded the company. Commercial consumers of the datasets include Facebook Places and SpatialMatch. Factual intends to provide discounts to data consumers that contribute improved data back, in order to encourage crowd sourcing and other collaborative approaches to data creation and curation. Currently, Factual has three offices: two in California and one in Shanghai, China.

Definition of factual in the English dictionary

The definition of factual in the dictionary is of, relating to, or characterized by facts. Other definition of factual is of the nature of fact; real; actual.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FACTUAL


accentual
ækˈsɛntʃʊəl
actual
ˈæktʃʊəl
artifactual
ˌɑːtɪˈfæktʃʊəl
commutual
kəˈmjuːtʃʊəl
counterfactual
ˌkauntəˈfæktʃʊəl
eventual
ɪˈvɛntʃʊəl
ineffectual
ˌɪnɪˈfɛktʃʊəl
instinctual
ɪnˈstɪŋktʃʊəl
intellectual
ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl
mutual
ˈmjuːtʃʊəl
nonconceptual
ˌnɒnkənˈsɛptʃʊəl
nonconsensual
ˌnɒnkənˈsenʃʊəl
noncontractual
ˌnɒnkənˈtræktʃʊəl
nonintellectual
ˌnɒnɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl
nonmutual
ˌnɒnˈmjuːtʃʊəl
pansexual
pænˈsɛkʃʊəl
prepunctual
priːˈpʌŋktʃʊəl
subtextual
ˈsʌbˌtɛkstʃʊəl
unintellectual
ˌʌnɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl
virtual
ˈvɜːtʃʊəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FACTUAL

factory hand
factory inspector
factory outlet
factory ship
factory work
factory worker
factory-fresh
factory-like
factotum
facts and figures
facts of life
factsheet
factualism
factualist
factualistic
factuality
factually
factualness
factum
facture

WORDS THAT END LIKE FACTUAL

artefactual
aspectual
conceptual
conflictual
contactual
contextual
contractual
effectual
habitual
nonfactual
perpetual
punctual
revictual
ritual
spiritual
tactual
textual
unpunctual
victual
your actual

Synonyms and antonyms of factual in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FACTUAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «factual» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of factual

Translation of «factual» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FACTUAL

Find out the translation of factual to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of factual from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «factual» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

事实的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

basado en los hechos
570 millions of speakers

English

factual
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तथ्यात्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

واقعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фактическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fatual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de fait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Faktual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sachlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

事実の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사실에 입각한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Faktual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वास्तविक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gerçek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

relativo ai fatti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faktyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фактична
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de fapt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πραγματικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

feitelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fakta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fakta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of factual

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FACTUAL»

The term «factual» is very widely used and occupies the 18.580 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FACTUAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «factual» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «factual» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about factual

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10 QUOTES WITH «FACTUAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word factual.
1
Ansel Adams
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
2
Johnny Ball
There are not the same factual shows anymore - children's TV has become much more trivial.
3
Martin Bashir
This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason.
4
Kingman Brewster, Jr.
Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of hard indisputable factual information.
5
Marcus Brigstocke
I think it's important never to look yourself up on Wikipedia. I think the temptation to correct any interesting factual errors would be too much.
6
David Brock
You get to a point where the factual adjudication doesn't matter because there are all these other outlets that are far less responsible, all talking about the ad, some of which have a political reason for promoting it.
7
Geraldine Brooks
The thing that most attracts me to historical fiction is taking the factual record as far as it is known, using that as scaffolding, and then letting imagination build the structure that fills in those things we can never find out for sure.
8
Shane Carruth
I don't believe that narrative works when it's trying to teach a lesson or speak a factual truth.
9
Sheri Fink
The journalistic code of ethics governing the broadcasts requires that opposing views be presented, and that journalists' personal opinions or judgments be left out of factual reporting.
10
Ronald Frame
I think, when you are writing non-fiction, you feel there's an obligation to get it absolutely right, so all your factual details have to be, have, you know, to go through a long list of them and tick them. I'm not saying that's not important in fiction, but I think you have a bit more leeway; you can suit yourself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACTUAL»

Discover the use of factual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to factual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Factual Fictions: The Origins of the English Novel
We've developed a faculty for pretending that even the most bizarre literary inventions are, for the nonce, real. . . . The value of Davis's book is that it explores the h
Lennard J. Davis, 1983
2
Reality TV: Audiences and Popular Factual Television
Annette Hill discusses a wide range of reality television shows, drawing on research among reality TV viewers to consider how different audience groups think about factual television, and whether they consider such programmes to be ...
Annette Hill, 2005
3
Greenlit: Developing Factual/Reality TV Ideas from Concept ...
It gives the inside track on: • What channel executives are really looking for in a pitch • The life stories of hit factual shows such as The Apprentice, Deadliest Catch and Strictly Come Dancing • Advice from channel commissioners, ...
Nicola Lees, 2010
4
Factual writing: exploring and challenging social reality
This book describes the different types of writing that are used as tools of communication in the adult world, and compares the writing tasks that teachers set for their pupils and the ways in which they measure success.
J. R. Martin, 1989
5
Staging the Real: Factual TV Programming in the Age of Big ...
'Staging the Real' is a lively, stimulating account of recent developments in factual TV programming, including 'Big Brother'. Primarily aimed at Media Studies students, it will also be of interest to the more general reader.
R. W. Kilborn, 2003
6
Restyling Factual TV: Audiences and News, Documentary and ...
Based on research with audiences of factual TV, primarily in Sweden and the UK, but with reference to other countries such as the US, this book tackles issues such as legitimacy, ethics and value in contemporary news and current affairs, ...
Annette Hill, 2007
7
Beasts: Factual & Fantastic
Future volumes in this series will cover such topics as costumes, portraiture, and marginalia, among others.
Elizabeth Morrison, 2007
8
Necessary Factual Truth
In this book Gregory Browne rejects the views of David Hume and the Logical Positivists, and argues that there are necessary factual truths, which include a wide range of truths from many fields of knowledge.
Gregory Browne, 2001
9
Guide to Factual Investigations
This step-by-stop guide to records investigation prepares paralegals to conduct the type of factual research professionals do on a daily basis. Nothing in this book is theoretical or academic.
Linda L. Edwards, J. Stanley Edwards, 2001
10
Fake Science 101: A Less-Than-Factual Guide to Our Amazing World
Provides humorous answers to pressing questions in astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics, including if there is life on Mars, why humans age, and what the world would be like without gravity.
Phil Edwards, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FACTUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term factual is used in the context of the following news items.
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No factual basis for criticism reference
... not criticize Ms. Pupatello or WEEDC anytime, anywhere. Mr. Komsa's reference to “criticism” is therefore without any factual basis, whatever. «Windsor Star, Jul 15»
2
China says its stand on Lakhvi fair and factual
Virtually defending its move to block India's demand in UN to take action against Pakistan for the release of Mumbai attack mastermind ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
3
News brief: Asian nets go wild for factual
Among the deals Radio Television Brunei has bought Turf War and Animal Atlas, EBS in South Korea has taken Shark Junction while ... «TBI Vision, Jul 15»
4
RTÉ plans 'meaty' factual shows for key Sunday slot
Fixed-rig filming systems are credited with transforming factual television in recent years because of the intimate access they give to ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
A Factual Error Opens CNN Star Dr. Sanjay Gupta To Scrutiny Over …
Journalism isn't brain surgery — a distinction wrapped in a witticism that CNN's Sanjay Gupta must be tired of hearing. Yet while he was ... «WUWM, Jul 15»
6
BBC America axes factual
Its retreat from factual comes after Breaking Bad broadcaster AMC acquired a 49.9% stake in BBC America in October 2014 and hired former ... «Broadcast, Jul 15»
7
Alibi Entertainment brings on Nick Crowe as factual EP
Former Shaw Media director of factual content Nick Crowe (pictured) is joining Toronto-based Alibi Entertainment as executive producer, ... «Realscreen, Jul 15»
8
PartnerRe: Deserve Substantive, Factual Answers
PartnerRe Ltd. has urged shareholders attending EXOR's presentation on its unsolicited offer to acquire PartnerRe to “demand substantive and ... «Bernews, Jul 15»
9
Actual Factual Georgia
Actual Factual Georgia. 4:08 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2015 | Filed in: Local News. Comments 0. . Torpy: Racial stereotypes and reporting crime. Free access to ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
10
LETTER: Stratford voters deserve factual answers
If this deal were to happen, Stratford tax-/ratepayers would pay for millions in new Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority debt ... «Stratford Star, Jul 15»

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