counterfactual
/ˌkaʊn.tərˈfæk.tʃu.əl/adjective
/ˌkaʊn.tərˈfæk.tʃu.əl/
Относящийся к гипотетической ситуации, которая не произошла, или выражающий её; часто используется в философии и логике.
Relativo a una situación hipotética que no ocurrió, o que la expresa; se usa a menudo en filosofía y lógica.
Qui se rapporte à une situation hypothétique qui ne s'est pas produite, ou qui l'exprime ; souvent utilisé en philosophie et en logique.
Eine hypothetische Situation betreffend, die nicht eingetreten ist, oder eine solche ausdrückend; wird häufig in Philosophie und Logik verwendet.
Relativo a uma situação hipotética que não ocorreu ou que é contrária aos fatos; que expressa essa situação. É usado especialmente em filosofia, lógica e linguística.
与未实际发生的假设情况相关的，或表达这种假设情况的；常用于哲学和逻辑学。
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Relating to or expressing a hypothetical situation that did not happen, often used in philosophy and logic.
Contrary to factsC2formal
Describing a statement or hypothesis that goes against what is known to be true, often used in reasoning about alternative scenarios.
КонтрфактическийContrario a los hechoscontrefactuelkontrafaktischContrafactual反事实的مخالف للواقع- The philosopher presented a counterfactual scenario where the war never happened.
- Counterfactual thinking helps historians explore 'what if' questions.
- In a counterfactual world, she would have accepted the job offer.
Synonymsalternateconjecturalcontrary to factfalsehypotheticalspeculativesuppositionalunreal
Forms
- more counterfactual comparative form
- most counterfactual superlative form