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A '''fact''' is perhaps best described as a statement that is [[truth|true]]. Facts are generally held to be [[mind-independent]], i.e. they would continue to be the case whether or not anyone believed them, or indeed whether or not there were any minds to believe them in the first place.

A '''fact''' is a concept, statement, thing, sceintific law, or event that has been unequivocally (indisputably) proven to be true. Facts are generally held to be [[mind-independent]], i.e. they would continue to be the case whether or not anyone believed them, or indeed whether or not there were any minds to believe them in the first place.

In logic, a [[Statement (logic)|statement]] has a [[truth value]], that is to say it is ''capable of being true '''or''' false''. Not all statements are of this form, as we can see below:

In logic, a [[Statement (logic)|statement]] has a [[truth value]], that is to say it is ''capable of being true '''or''' false''. Not all statements are of this form, as we can see below: