- counterfactuality
- counterfactuality counterfactuality n. the quality of being contrary to fact. [WordNet 1.5]
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counterfactuality — noun the quality of being contrary to fact • Ant: ↑factuality • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterfactual • Hypernyms: ↑quality … Useful english dictionary
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contrary to fact — adjective going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) • Syn: ↑counterfactual • Similar to: ↑conditional • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterfactuality (for: ↑counterfactual) … Useful english dictionary
counterfactual — adjective going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) • Syn: ↑contrary to fact • Similar to: ↑conditional • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterfactuality … Useful english dictionary
factuality — noun the quality of being actual or based on fact the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination • Syn: ↑factualness • Ant: ↑counterfactuality • Derivationally related forms: ↑factual ( … Useful english dictionary
factualness — noun the quality of being actual or based on fact the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination • Syn: ↑factuality • Ant: ↑counterfactuality (for: ↑factuality) • Deriv … Useful english dictionary
