facticity
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /fækˈtɪsɪti/
  • (GA) IPA: /fækˈtɪsɪti/, [-ɾi]
Noun

facticity (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) The quality#Noun|quality or state#Noun|state of being a fact.
    Synonyms: factuality, factualness
  2. (uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason#Noun|reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control#Noun|control over.
    Synonyms: dasein, thrownness
  3. (countable) A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be true#Adjective|true without further evaluation.
    Synonyms: given
Related terms

Translations
  • French: facticité
  • Italian: fatticità
  • Spanish: facticidad
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