# factual relativism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The view that scientific facts about the world are not absolute, but are relative to historical eras and to evolving scientific theories.
2. The claim that the world itself, or the facts about the world, are different for different individuals, or groups, or cultures.

## Etymology
factual + relativism

## Source
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