COUNTERFACTUAL PHILOSOPHY

Meaning of COUNTERFACTUAL PHILOSOPHY in English

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 ).

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COUNTERFACTUAL — adjective Date: 1946 contrary to fact
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHILOSOPHY — I Critical examination of the rational grounds of our most fundamental beliefs and logical analysis of the basic concepts employed …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNTERFACTUAL — I. |kau̇ntə(r)+ adjective Etymology: counter- + factual : contrary to fact • coun·ter·factually “+ adverb II. “+ noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHILOSOPHY — fə̇ˈläs(ə)fē, -fi sometimes -äzəf- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English philosophie, from Old French, from Latin philosophia, from Greek, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHILOSOPHY — /fi los"euh fee/ , n. , pl. philosophies . 1. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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 — n. statement which expresses what could or would happen under different circumstances
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PHILOSOPHY — noun ( plural -phies ) Etymology: Middle English philosophie, from Anglo-French, from Latin philosophia, from Greek, from philosophos philosopher Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTERFACTUAL — adjective Date: 1946 : contrary to fact counterfactual assumptions
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHILOSOPHY — noun a treatise on philosophy. 2. philosophy ·noun reasoning; argumentation. 3. philosophy ·noun the course of sciences read in the …
Webster English vocab
COUNTERFACTUAL — [coun.ter.fac.tu.al] adj (1946): contrary to fact "~ assumptions"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHILOSOPHY — (from Greek, by way of Latin, philosophia, "love of wisdom"), the critical examination of the grounds for fundamental beliefs and …
Britannica English vocabulary
COUNTERFACTUAL — counterfactual BrE AmE ˌkaʊnt ə ˈfæk tʃu‿ ə l -ˈfæk tju‿ ə l AmE \ ˌkaʊn t̬ ə r- -ʃu‿ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PHILOSOPHY — / fəˈlɒsəfi; NAmE -ˈlɑːs-/ noun 1. [ U ] the study of the nature and meaning of the universe and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHILOSOPHY — phi ‧ los ‧ o ‧ phy W3 AC /fəˈlɒsəfi, fɪˈlɒsəfi $ -ˈlɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural philosophies ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PHILOSOPHY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the use of reason and argument in seeking truth and knowledge of reality, esp. of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PHILOSOPHY — ( philosophies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Philosophy is the study …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHILOSOPHY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PHILOSOPHY — [noun] [U] - the use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of reality and existence, the use …
Cambridge English vocab
PHILOSOPHY — n. analytic philosophy Arabic philosophy Islamic philosophy Continental philosophy education philosophy of feminist philosophy history philosophy of Indian philosophy Japanese …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PHILOSOPHY — n. Critical examination of the rational grounds of our most fundamental beliefs and logical analysis of the basic concepts employed …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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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PHILOSOPHY — n. 25B6; noun the philosophy of Aristotle : THINKING, thought, reasoning. See list. her political philosophy : BELIEFS, credo, convictions, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PHILOSOPHY — n. 1 metaphysics, epistemology, logic, natural or moral or metaphysical philosophy, rationalism, thinking, aesthetics He views philosophy as the attempt …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PHILOSOPHY — It is the object of the following article to give some account (I.) of that development of thought among the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PHILOSOPHY — Greek philein (to love) + sophia (wisdom). See Analytic philosophy ; Existential philosophy ; Ideal language philosophy ; Analytical philosophy …
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
PHILOSOPHY — сущ. 1) философия; философская система, доктрина the philosophy of Spinoza ≈ философия Спинозы the philosophy of science ≈ философия науки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHILOSOPHY — philosophy.ogg fıʹlɒsəfı n 1. 1> философия 2> философская система, философская основа natural philosophy - а) естественные науки; б) физика 2. …
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PHILOSOPHY — основные принципы - commonality design philosophy - design philosophy - engineering philosophy - philosophy of measurement
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PHILOSOPHY — основные принципы - commonality design philosophy - design philosophy - engineering philosophy - philosophy of measurement
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PHILOSOPHY — philosophy сущ.1) философия; философская система, доктрина the philosophy of Spinoza — философия Спинозы the philosophy of science — философия науки …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PHILOSOPHY — n 1. 1> философия 2> философская система, философская основа natural philosophy - а) естественные науки; б) физика 2. основные принципы; …
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PHILOSOPHY — основные принципы - commonality design philosophy - design philosophy - philosophy of measurement
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PHILOSOPHY — принцип; подход; стратегия - design philosophy - test philosophy - WYSIWYG philosophy
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
PHILOSOPHY — принцип; подход; стратегия - WYSIWYG philosophy - design philosophy - test philosophy
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерных терминов
PHILOSOPHY — 1) философия 2) основные принципы - philosophy of business - philosophy of management - design philosophy - engineering philosophy - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
PHILOSOPHY — основополагающие принципы; философия - design philosophy - guiding philosophy - management philosophy
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
PHILOSOPHY — сущ. 1) философия; философская система, доктрина the philosophy of Spinoza ≈ философия Спинозы the philosophy of science ≈ философия науки …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY OF — history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: …
Britannica English vocabulary
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
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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
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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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