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counterfactual
adjective coun·ter·fac·tu·al \ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈfak-chə-wəl, -chəl, -shwəl, -chü-əl\
Definition of COUNTERFACTUAL
: contrary to fact <counterfactual assumptions>
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First Known Use of COUNTERFACTUAL
1946
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