COUNTERFACTUAL

counterfactual, contrary to fact

(adjective) going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

counterfactual

Contrary to the facts; untrue.

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

Noun

counterfactual (plural counterfactuals)

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

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

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

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SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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