COUNTERFACTUAL


Meaning of COUNTERFACTUAL in English

— counterfact , n. — counterfactually , adv.

/kown'teuhr fak"chooh euhl/ , n. Logic.

a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as "If I had known."

[ 1945-50; COUNTER- + FACTUAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .