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    counterfactual
    /ˌkaʊntəˈfaktʃʊəl/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to or expressing what has not happened or is not the case.

    noun

    • 1. a counterfactual conditional statement (e.g. If kangaroos had no tails, they would topple over).

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  2. A counterfactual is something that considers what would have been the result if events had happened in a different way to how they actually happened. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of counterfactual in English with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. A counterfactual is something that is contrary to fact or that assumes a different outcome from the actual one. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, and examples of counterfactual in sentences from various sources.

  4. Counterfactual definition: a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”. See examples of COUNTERFACTUAL used in a sentence.

  5. 1. expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions. noun. 2. a conditional statement in which the first clause is a past tense subjunctive statement expressing something contrary to fact, as in.

  6. Jan 18, 2019 · Counterfactuals. First published Fri Jan 18, 2019. Modal discourse concerns alternative ways things can be, e.g., what might be true, what isn’t true but could have been, what should be done. This entry focuses on counterfactual modality which concerns what is not, but could or would have been.

  7. IPA guide. Definitions of counterfactual. adjective. going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) synonyms: contrary to fact. conditional. imposing or depending on or containing a condition.

  8. connected with what did not happen or what is not the case. counterfactual questions such as ‘What if the President had not been assassinated?’. an interesting exercise in counterfactual history. a counterfactual approach to historical events using ‘What if?’ questions. Want to learn more?