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counterfactual
[ koun-ter-fak-choo-uhl ]
noun
- a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
counterfactual
/ ˌ첹ܲԳəˈæʃʊə /
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 in
if she had hurried she would have caught the bus
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܲt·ڲ noun
- dzܲt·ڲt·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of counterfactual1
Example Sentences
That effacement tries to create a counterfactual absurdity.
We can't be certain because the results depend heavily on the method chosen by researchers for measuring the "counterfactual", i.e what would have happened to UK exports had the country stayed in the EU.
These so-called counterfactual scenarios are alternative possibilities for past events, i.e. scenarios that did not occur but could have happened.
They presented no evidence, only aspersions and suspicion and counterfactual speculation, but in Russia’s eyes the culprit was clear: Ukraine.
Your new graphic novel is a type of what if? and counterfactual about Jan. 6 and what would have happened if Trump and his forces had succeeded.
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