(transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).

By that very fact itself; actually. Compare: eo ipso.

(modal) In practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.

In fact or in practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. (Often opposed to de jure.)

(Australia, New Zealand) A legally undeclared spouse; a partner in a spousal relationship which is not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife.

(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. / (uncountable) Strife; discord.

A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction

Something actual as opposed to invented. / Something which is real. / Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

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

(law) The person or persons (such as jurors or judges) who consider evidence in a legal proceeding and make determinations on assertions of fact.