fact vs matter

fact

noun
  • Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances. 

  • An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse. 

  • An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts. 

  • Something which is real. 

  • A wrongful or criminal deed. 

  • Something actual as opposed to invented. 

  • Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation. 

intj
  • Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one. 

matter

noun
  • An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic. 

  • Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. 

  • Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance. 

  • The basic structural component of the universe, usually having mass and volume. 

  • An approximate amount or extent. 

  • Printed material, especially in books or magazines. 

  • A kind of substance. 

verb
  • To be important. 

  • To care about, to mind; to find important. 

How often have the words fact and matter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )