fact vs principle

fact

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

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

  • Something which is real. 

  • 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. 

principle

noun
  • A fundamental assumption or guiding belief. 

  • A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality. 

  • A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem. 

  • A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied. 

  • Bernoulli's Principle 

  • An original faculty or endowment. 

  • A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause. 

  • Moral rule or aspect. 

verb
  • To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct. 

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