Fact

Fact : (1) Something that is known or needs to be known. (2) In data warehousing, a specific numerical sum that represents a key business performance measure.

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Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 25-Jan-2009 13:21

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Fact : A statement that accurately reflects a state or characteristic of reality.

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Source: Martin Eppler, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 25-Jan-2009 13:21

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Fact - A finite piece of data of interest to the user of a larger set fo information. A fact is often numeric and additive. It's sorted in a fact table in a data warehouse.

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Source: The Data Governance Institute, 07 December 2009 08:53:12, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/