Which type of scientific statement is determined as a statement of fact that is generally accepted to be true and universal because it has always been observed to be true?

Law, if you notice when reading about the laws of physics it is stated as a fact and has been accepted as the truth.

For example : Newton's first law of physics

"An object in motion tends to stay in motion until an object of an opposite force and direction acts upon it."

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1. is geographic distribution

2 is increasing complexity

3 is transitional forms