noun🔗Share반사실적 주장, 가설A 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." "그가 넘어지지 않았다면 경주에서 이겼을 것이라는 그의 진술은 이미 꼴찌였기 때문에 반사실적 주장이었다.philosophylogictheorymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share반사실적 상황, 가상적 상황A 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. "역사학자는 암살이 일어나지 않았다면 어떤 일이 일어났을지에 대한 반사실적 상황을 연구하며, 전쟁에 미칠 잠재적 영향을 이해하려 했다.philosophylogictheorymindpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share반사실적 진술A 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. "역사학자는 전쟁의 결과가 불가피하다고 주장하며, 평화로운 해결에 대한 반사실적 진술을 비현실적인 추측으로 일축했다.philosophygrammarlanguagelogiclinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share반사실적인, 사실과 반대되는Contrary 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. "역사가는 남부가 남북 전쟁에서 승리한 반사실적 시나리오를 제시하며, 사실이 달랐다면 어떤 일이 일어났을지 탐구했다.philosophylogictheorymindpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share반사실적인, 가상적인Of 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. "역사학자는 암살이 실패했다면 어떤 일이 일어났을지에 대한 반사실적 시나리오를 분석했다.philosophytheorylogicmindpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
