counterfactual
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coun·ter·fac·tu·al

adjective \ˌkan-tər-ˈfak-chə-wəl, -chəl, -shwəl, -chü-əl\

Definition of COUNTERFACTUAL

: contrary to fact <counterfactual assumptions>

First Known Use of COUNTERFACTUAL

1946

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