as a matter of facts

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æz ə mætə(ɹ) ʌv fæk(t)s/, enPR: ăz ə mătər ŭv făk(t)s

Prepositional phrase

as a matter of facts

1. (nonstandard, adverbial) Alternative form of as a matter of fact.
   • 2017, Iolanda Nuzzo, Nicola Caterino, Giuseppe Maddaloni, Antonio Occhiuzzi, “Smart hybrid isolation of a case study highway bridge exploiting seismic early warning information”, in Engineering Structures, volume 147, pages 134-147:

     As a matter of facts, the introduction of an isolation system allows to reduce shear and bending moment in piers, but may increase decks’ relative displacements.

   • 2015, Jean-Marie Dubois, Esther Belin-Ferré, “Wetting and adhesion properties of quasicrystals and complex metallic alloys”, in Applied Adhesion Science, volume 3:

     As a matter of facts, it is as low as R = 0.6 for a quasicrystal like i-ACF.

   • 2014, Dino Borri, Domenico Camarda, Rossella Stufano, “Spatial primitives and knowledge organization in planning and architecture: some experimental notes”, in City, Territory and Architecture, volume 1:

     As a matter of facts, spatial creativity is a terrain on which it is hard to fix an objective, a referential framework for the interpretation of artistic and/or architectural creations.