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science fact

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From science + fact, by analogy with science fiction.

noun science facts · science-fact

  1. countable, uncountable Reality, especially scientific and technological reality, as contrasted with the manner in which it is depicted in science fiction. Is it that science fact has gone beyond science fiction?

    Similar: science faction · Opposite: science fiction

  2. countable A fact that has been verified by scientific investigation. Listed below, are several relevant new science facts about “What's 50” along with the more relevant question, “So what?

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@misc{science_fact_2026,
  title = {science fact},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/science%20fact},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}