English Dictionary

factoid

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfæk.tɔɪd/

名詞

アメリカ英語

An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media. / (originally Canada, US) An interesting item of trivia; a minor fact.

日本語の意味

広く繰り返されることで真実と信じられる、誤った情報や統計値 / （元々カナダ、米国において）興味深い雑学や些細な事実

Despite being repeated in countless headlines, the 'five-second rule' remains a persistent factoid that misleads people about food safety.

数え切れないほど見出しで繰り返されているにもかかわらず、「5秒ルール」は人々の食品安全について誤解を招く、広く流布した誤情報のままだ。

意味（1）

An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.

Coordinate term: urban legend

意味（2）

(originally Canada, US) An interesting item of trivia; a minor fact.

Given a large enough storehouse of words and a fine filter, would it be possible to see cultural change at the micro level, to follow minute fluctuations in human thought processes and activities? Tiny factoids, multiplied endlessly, might assume imposing dimensions.

factoids （ plural ）