noun🔗ShareA claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.""His statement that he would have won the race if he hadn't tripped was a counterfactual, since he was already in last place." "philosophylogictheorymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action."The historian studied the counterfactual of what would have happened if the assassination hadn't occurred, trying to understand its potential impact on the war. "philosophylogictheorymindpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false, as "If I had arrived on time . . ."."The historian argued that the war's outcome was inevitable, dismissing any counterfactual about a peaceful resolution as unrealistic speculation. "philosophygrammarlanguagelogiclinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareContrary to the facts; untrue."The historian presented a counterfactual scenario in which the South won the Civil War, exploring what might have happened if the facts were different. "philosophylogictheorymindpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world."The historian analyzed the counterfactual scenario of what would have happened if the assassination had failed. "philosophytheorylogicmindpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
