counterfactual
Meanings
Plural: counterfactuals
Adjective Satellite
- going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
Adj
- Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue.
- Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world.
Noun
- A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.
- A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action.
- A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false.
Origin / Etymology
From counter- + factual.
Synonyms
;, contrafactual, contrary to fact, counterfact, falsehood, misapprehension, misconception, misinformation, misunderstanding
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