fact vs hot air

fact

noun
  • 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. 

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

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

hot air

noun
  • Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon. 

  • Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster. 

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