fact vs phenomenon

fact

noun
  • Something which is real. 

  • 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. 

  • A wrongful or criminal deed. 

  • Something actual as opposed to invented. 

  • Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation. 

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

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

phenomenon

noun
  • A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof. 

  • An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding). 

  • A knowable thing or event (eg by inference, especially in science) 

  • A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2) 

  • A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it. 

  • A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing. 

  • Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable. 

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