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- counterfactual counterfactual adj. contrary to fact; -- of assertions, ideas, assumptions. [WordNet 1.5]
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counterfactual — adjective Date: 1946 contrary to fact < counterfactual assumptions > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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counterfactual Philosophy — adjective relating to or expressing what has not happened or is not the case. noun a counterfactual conditional statement (e.g. If kangaroos had no tails, they would topple over) … English new terms dictionary
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