counterfactual
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tərˈfæk noun Logic.
a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
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counterfactual (ˌkauntəˈfæktʃʊəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions |
| —n | |
| 2. | a conditional statement in which the first clause is a past tense subjunctive statement expressing something contrary to fact, as in: if she had hurried she would have caught the bus |
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Counterfactual
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Example sentences
If you're in academia, it's called counterfactual history.
The notion that everyone has a single coherent overarching viewpoint on the world strikes me as counterfactual and unreasonable.
He studies self-control, decision-making, and counterfactual reasoning.
As with any counterfactual, an answer is difficult to come by.
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