English-Finnish translations for counterfactual

Definition of counterfactual

  • Contrary to the facts; untrue
  • Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world
  • A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts
  • A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false, as "If I had arrived on time . . ."."[http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/c9.htm#couf counterfactual]" in ''A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names'''Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary'

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