objective fact

UK: /əbˈdʒektɪv fækt/

Definition

Definition of objective fact - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

philosophy

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truth about reality that does not depend on personal feelings or beliefs

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It is an objective fact that water boils at a certain temperature.
The judge reminded the jury to distinguish opinion from objective fact.
Climate change evidence is supported by objective fact, not just speculation.

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Expressions with objective

learning objective

specific goal students aim to achieve in a course

The learning objective for today is to understand photosynthesis.

objective point

specific target to achieve

The team's objective point was to win the championship.

environmental objective

goal about improving or protecting nature set by an organization or project

The company set an environmental objective to cut carbon emissions by half.

final objective

ultimate goal planned to be reached after all other steps

The final objective of the project was a fully working prototype.

impartial and objective

adj.

fair and neutral using facts rather than personal feelings or preferences

A good referee must remain impartial and objective during the match.

performance objective

specific measurable target for how well a person or process should perform

Each employee set at least one new performance objective for the coming year.

Expressions with fact

alternative fact

statement presented as true but is false

The spokesperson offered an alternative fact during the briefing.

face the fact

accept an unpleasant truth or reality

She had to face the fact that he was gone.

fact of life

unavoidable reality that must be accepted

Growing old is a simple fact of life..

for a fact

adv.

expressing certainty based on evidence or clear information

I know for a fact she was there.

separate fact from fiction

distinguish truth from falsehood

It's hard to separate fact from fiction in these stories.

awake to the fact

adj.

alert to a particular situation

He is awake to the fact that the market is changing.

fact of the matter

the plain truth about the subject in question

The fact of the matter is, we need more time.

in light of this fact

adv.

considering this specific fact or information

In light of this fact, we must change our plans.

matter of fact

point of fact as opposed to opinion

His argument was based on a matter of fact.

separate fact from fancy

distinguish truth from imagination or falsehood

It's important to separate fact from fancy in news reports.

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French:fait objectif, ...
German:objektive Tatsache, ...
Italian:fatto oggettivo, ...
Spanish:hecho objetivo, ...
Portuguese:facto objetivo, ...
Chinese:客观事实, ...
Japanese:客観的事実, ...
Arabic:حَقِيقَة مَوْضُوعِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:עוּבְדָּה אוֹבְּיֶקְטִיבִית, ...
Russian:объективный факт, ...
Ukrainian:об'єктивний факт, ...
Hindi:वस्तुनिष्ठ तथ्य, ...
Bengali:বস্তুনিষ্ঠ সত্য, ...
Catalan:fet objectiu, ...
Czech:objektivní fakt, ...
Danish:objektiv kendsgerning, ...
Dutch:objectief feit, ...
Greek:αντικειμενικό γεγονός, ...
Hungarian:objektív tény, ...
Khmer:ការពិតជាក់ស្តែង, ...
Korean:객관적 사실, ...
Persian:حقیقت عینی, ...
Polish:obiektywny fakt, ...
Portuguese (BR):fato objetivo, ...
Romanian:fapt obiectiv, ...
Swedish:objektivt faktum, ...
Thai:ข้อเท็จจริงเชิงวัตถุวิสัย, ...
Turkish:nesnel olgu, ...
Vietnamese:sự thật khách quan, ...

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