fact vs preference

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. 

preference

noun
  • The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") 

  • The option to so select, and the one selected. 

  • The state of being preferred over others. 

  • Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe. 

  • A strong liking or personal valuation. 

  • A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination. 

verb
  • To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to. 

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