factual relativism noun2 •The view that scientific facts about the world are not absolute, but are relative to historical eras and to evolving scientific theories. •The claim that the world itself, or the facts about the world, are different for different individuals, or groups, or cultures.factual relativism ... attempts to argue that the world itself, or the “facts,” are different for different individuals (groups, cultures). Hence truth, too, is relative. — 2013
