counterfactual statement

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• counterfactual — counterfactual, counterfactual conditional A proposition which states what would have followed had the actual sequence of events or circumstances been different. Thus, to claim that the Battle of Alamein altered the outcome of the Second World… …   Dictionary of sociology

• counterfactual Philosophy — adjective relating to or expressing what has not happened or is not the case. noun a counterfactual conditional statement (e.g. If kangaroos had no tails, they would topple over) …   English new terms dictionary

• Counterfactual conditional — For other uses, see Counterfactual (disambiguation). A counterfactual conditional, subjunctive conditional, or remote conditional, abbreviated cf, is a conditional (or if then ) statement indicating what would be the case if its antecedent were… …   Wikipedia

• counterfactual — 1. adjective /ˌkaʊntɚˈfæktʃuəl,ˌkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˈfæk.tʃu.əl/ Contrary to the facts; untrue. 2. noun /ˌkaʊntɚˈfæktʃuəl,ˌkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˈfæk.tʃu.əl/ a) A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts. In recent years there has been… …   Wiktionary

• counterfactual — 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] * * * …   Universalium

• counterfactual — n. statement which expresses what could or would happen under different circumstances …   English contemporary dictionary

• counterfactual — /kaʊntəˈfæktʃuəl/ (say kowntuh fakchoohuhl) noun (in logic) a conditional statement, the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as: if I had known …  

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