COUNTERFACTUAL

Meaning of COUNTERFACTUAL in English

n. statement which expresses what could or would happen under different circumstances

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COUNTERFACTUAL — adjective Date: 1946 contrary to fact
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTERFACTUAL — I. |kau̇ntə(r)+ adjective Etymology: counter- + factual : contrary to fact • coun·ter·factually “+ adverb II. “+ noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERFACTUAL — — counterfact , n. — counterfactually , adv. /kown'teuhr fak"chooh euhl/ , n. Logic. a conditional statement the first clause …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERFACTUAL — adjective Date: 1946 : contrary to fact counterfactual assumptions
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTERFACTUAL — [coun.ter.fac.tu.al] adj (1946): contrary to fact "~ assumptions"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNTERFACTUAL — counterfactual BrE AmE ˌkaʊnt ə ˈfæk tʃu‿ ə l -ˈfæk tju‿ ə l AmE \ ˌkaʊn t̬ ə r- -ʃu‿ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUNTERFACTUAL — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: FALSE 1, erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, specious, unsound, untrue, wrong
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COUNTERFACTUAL — adjective Synonyms: false 1, erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, specious, unsound, untrue, wrong
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COUNTERFACTUAL — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kau ̇ n-t ə r- ' fak-ch ə -w ə l, -ch ə l, -shw ə l, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COUNTERFACTUAL PHILOSOPHY — counterfactual Philosophy ■ adjective relating to or expressing what has not happened or is not the case. ■ noun a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAUSATION — According to David Hume, when we say of two types of object or event that "X causes Y" (e.g., fire …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNTERFACTUALLY — adverb see counterfactual I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NATURE, LAW OF — in logic, a stated regularity in the relations or order of phenomena in the world that holds, under a stipulated …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAUSATION — n. Relation that holds between two temporally simultaneous or successive events when the first event (the cause) brings about the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WRONG — n. Function: adjective 1 rejecting or deviating from the dictates of moral or divine law FF1C; had a wrong outlook …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UNTRUE — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: FAITHLESS , disloyal, false, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unloyal Antonyms: true 2 Synonyms: FALSE …
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UNSOUND — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: INSANE 1, ||batty, cracked, crazed, daft, demented, deranged, lunatic, mad, unbalanced Antonyms: sound 2 Synonyms: …
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SPECIOUS — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: FALSE 1, counterfactual, erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, unsound, untrue, wrong Related Words: apparent, seeming; colorable, plausible; beguiling; …
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INCORRECT — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: FALSE 1, counterfactual, erroneous, inaccurate, specious, unsound, untrue, wrong Antonyms: correct
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INACCURATE — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: FALSE 1, counterfactual, erroneous, incorrect, specious, unsound, untrue, wrong Contrasted Words: right, true Antonyms: accurate
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FALSE — adj. Function: adjective 1 not in conformity with what is true FF1C; the information turned out to be false FF1E; …
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ERRONEOUS — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: FALSE 1, counterfactual, inaccurate, incorrect, specious, unsound, untrue, wrong Related Words: amiss, askew, awry, off; …
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WRONG — I. noun 1. Synonyms: injustice 2, grievance, injury 2. Synonyms: evil 2, debt, sin, wickedness 3. Synonyms: evil 3, crime, …
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UNTRUE — adjective 1. Synonyms: faithless , disloyal, false, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unloyal Antonyms: true 2. Synonyms: false 1, counterfactual, …
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UNSOUND — adjective 1. Synonyms: insane 1, ||batty, cracked, crazed, daft, demented, deranged, lunatic, mad, unbalanced Antonyms: sound 2. Synonyms: weak 1, …
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SPECIOUS — adjective Synonyms: false 1, counterfactual, erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, unsound, untrue, wrong Related Word: apparent, seeming; colorable, plausible; beguiling; illogical, spurious; …
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INCORRECT — adjective Synonyms: false 1, counterfactual, erroneous, inaccurate, specious, unsound, untrue, wrong Antonyms: correct
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INACCURATE — adjective Synonyms: false 1, counterfactual, erroneous, incorrect, specious, unsound, untrue, wrong Contrasted words: right, true Antonyms: accurate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALSE — adjective 1. not in conformity with what is true the information turned out to be false Synonyms: counterfactual, erroneous, inaccurate, …
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ERRONEOUS — adjective 1. Synonyms: false 1, counterfactual, inaccurate, incorrect, specious, unsound, untrue, wrong Related Word: amiss, askew, awry, off; defective; mistaken …
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