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counterfactual

/ˌkaʊn.tərˈfæk.tʃu.əl/

Traducción: Relativo a una situación hipotética que no ocurrió, o que la expresa; se usa a menudo en filosofía y lógica.

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adjective

/ˌkaʊn.tərˈfæk.tʃu.əl/C2formal
  • esRelativo a una situación hipotética que no ocurrió, o que la expresa; se usa a menudo en filosofía y lógica.

Relating to or expressing a hypothetical situation that did not happen, often used in philosophy and logic.

  1. Contrary to factsC2formal

    Describing a statement or hypothesis that goes against what is known to be true, often used in reasoning about alternative scenarios.

    esContrario a los hechos

    • 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.

    Sinónimosalternateconjecturalcontrary to factfalsehypotheticalspeculativesuppositionalunreal

    Antónimosactualfactualrealtrue

Formas
  • more counterfactual comparative form
  • most counterfactual superlative form