COUNTERFACTUAL


Meaning of COUNTERFACTUAL in English

I. |kau̇ntə(r)+ adjective

Etymology: counter- + factual

: contrary to fact

• coun·ter·factually “+ adverb

II. “+ noun

( -s )

: a logical conditional whose antecedent is or is presumed to be contrary to fact (as if he had come )

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