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counterfactual

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

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noun

反事実的な主張、仮説

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." "

転ばなければレースに勝てたはずだという彼の発言は、すでに最下位だったため、反事実的な主張だった。

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noun

反事実的状況、仮想的状況

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. "

歴史家は、暗殺が起こらなかった場合の反事実的状況を研究し、戦争への潜在的な影響を理解しようとしました。

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noun

反事実的言明

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. "

歴史家は、戦争の結果は避けられないと主張し、平和的解決に関する反事実的言明を非現実的な憶測として退けた。

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adjective

反事実的な, 事実に反する

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. "

歴史家は、南部が南北戦争に勝利した反事実的なシナリオを提示し、事実が異なっていたら何が起こったかを考察した。

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adjective

反事実的な, 仮定の

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. "

歴史家は、暗殺が失敗していたらどうなっていたかという反事実的なシナリオを分析した。

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