counterfactual
[ koun-ter-fak-choo-uh l ]
/ ˌkaʊn tərˈfæk tʃu əl /
noun Logic.
a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
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OTHER WORDS FROM counterfactual
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British Dictionary definitions for counter-fact
counterfactual
/ (ˌkauntəˈfæktʃʊəl) logic /
adjective
expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
noun
a conditional statement in which the first clause is a past tense subjunctive statement expressing something contrary to fact, as inif she had hurried she would have caught the bus
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