facticity

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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

• fact
• factic
• factically
• factiness

• factness
• factual
• factualism
• factualist
• factuality
• factualization
• factualize
• factually
• factualness

Translations

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

Translations

• French: facticité
• German: Faktizität
• Italian: fatticità
• Portuguese: facticidade
• Spanish: facticidad

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