Contrafactual vs. Counterfactual

Contrafactualadjective

counterfactual

Contrafactualadjective

another term for counterfactual

Counterfactualadjective

Contrary to the facts; untrue.

Counterfactualadjective

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

Counterfactualnoun

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

Counterfactualnoun

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

Counterfactualnoun

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

Counterfactual

contrary to fact; - of assertions, ideas, assumptions.

Counterfactualadjective

going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)

Counterfactualadjective

relating to or expressing what has not happened or is not the case.

Counterfactualnoun

a counterfactual conditional statement (e.g. If kangaroos had no tails, they would topple over).