Dictionary Definition
counterfactual adj : going counter to the facts
(usually as a hypothesis) [syn: contrary
to fact]
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Counterfactual may refer to:
- Counterfactual conditional, a grammatical form (which also relates to philosophy and logic)
- Counterfactual history
- Alternate history, a literary genre
- Counterfactual definiteness in quantum theory