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Counterfactual
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Counterfactual
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1.
expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
noun
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
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1.
contrary to the facts of an event, situation, etc.
noun
2.
a counterfactual idea, assumption, or argument
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Counterfactual
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Running contrary to the facts: "Cold war historiography vividly illustrates how the selection of the counterfactual question to be asked generally anticipates the desired answer" (Timothy Garton Ash).
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