Associations to the word «Counterfactual»
Noun
- Semantics
- Inference
- Alternative
- Proposition
- Assumption
- Logic
- Lewis
- Theory
- Sentence
- Statement
- Analysis
- Possibility
- Truth
- Historian
- Impact
- Argument
- Condition
- Niall
- Knowledge
- Approach
- Account
- Realism
- Mechanics
- Dependence
- Focus
- Example
- Claim
- History
- Ferguson
- Outcome
- Event
- World
- Scenario
- Clause
- Byrne
- Question
- Principle
- Reject
- Ramsey
- Objection
- Evaluation
- Method
- Problem
- Locality
- If
- Measurement
- Speculation
- Interpretation
- Exposure
- Action
- Craig
- Regret
- Situation
- Mood
- Freedom
- Theorem
- Notion
- Experiment
- Physics
- Burden
- Criterion
- Meaning
- Psychology
- Past
- Reality
- Intervention
- Risk
- Framework
- Essay
Adjective
Wiktionary
COUNTERFACTUAL, adjective. Contrary to the facts; untrue.
COUNTERFACTUAL, noun. A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.
COUNTERFACTUAL, noun. (philosophy) A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false, as "If I had arrived on time . . .".
Dictionary definition
COUNTERFACTUAL, adjective. Going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis).
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