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counterfactual

/ˌkaʊntɚˈfæktʃuəl/ /ˌkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˈfæk.tʃu.əl/

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noun

Afirmación contrafáctica, hipótesis

A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.

Examples :

""His statement that he would have won the race if he hadn't tripped was a counterfactual, since he was already in last place." "

Su afirmación de que habría ganado la carrera si no se hubiera tropezado fue una afirmación contrafáctica, ya que ya estaba en último lugar.

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noun

Contrafáctico, hipotético

A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action.

Examples :

"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. "

El historiador estudió el contrafáctico de lo que habría sucedido si no hubiera ocurrido el asesinato, tratando de comprender su impacto potencial en la guerra.

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noun

Declaración contrafáctica

A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false, as "If I had arrived on time . . .".

Examples :

"The historian argued that the war's outcome was inevitable, dismissing any counterfactual about a peaceful resolution as unrealistic speculation. "

El historiador argumentó que el resultado de la guerra era inevitable, descartando cualquier declaración contrafáctica sobre una resolución pacífica como especulación poco realista.

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adjective

Contrafáctico, falso

Contrary to the facts; untrue.

Examples :

"The historian presented a counterfactual scenario in which the South won the Civil War, exploring what might have happened if the facts were different. "

El historiador presentó un escenario contrafáctico en el que el Sur ganó la Guerra Civil, explorando lo que podría haber sucedido si los hechos hubieran sido diferentes.

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adjective

Contrafáctico, hipotético

Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world.

Examples :

"The historian analyzed the counterfactual scenario of what would have happened if the assassination had failed. "

El historiador analizó el escenario contrafáctico de lo que habría sucedido si el asesinato hubiera fallado.

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