# fact (truth)

a thing that is real and true

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: fact

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [real](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-real.actual), [true](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-true.accurate)

**Through:** when something is both real and true it exists as a fact

**Novel properties:**
- objective truth
- verifiable reality

## Examples
- The International Space Station maintains orbit at 7.66 km/s, requiring periodic reboosts to counter atmospheric drag. *(engineering)*
- The 2020 U.S. Census recorded 331.4 million residents, a figure verified through cross-agency data matching. *(institutions)*
- Water boils at 100°C at sea level, a physical constant confirmed by repeated laboratory measurements worldwide. *(physics)*

## Used by
- [actually](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-actually.real) (L5)
- [believe](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-believe.cognitive) (L9)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fact.truth*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fact.truth.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*