Definition of "fact-finding"

fact-finding

noun
uncountable
1. The determination of factual information.
adjective
not comparable
1. Designed to determine factual information; investigative.
  Quotations
  In July, South Western Railway and Network Rail ran a one-off Class 159 to Fawley, to demonstrate the line's viability. [...] A second 'fact-finding' trial passenger train for DfT officials is now proposed.
  2020 December 16, “Network News: "Robust case" for Fawley branch line reopening”, in Rail, page 14