Meaning counterfactual
What does counterfactual mean? Here you find 5 meanings of the word counterfactual. You can also add a definition of counterfactual yourself
1 |
0
0
counterfactual1946, from counter- + factual.
|
2 |
0
0
counterfactualnoun. With regard to language, a proclamation that is adverse to truth, specifically when utilized to develop a conditional clause.
|
3 |
0
0
counterfactual(adj) going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
|
4 |
0
0
counterfactualThe outcome for the treatment group if it had not received the intervention is called the counterfactual. If a control group is constructed correctly, it can be used to estimate the counterfactual.
|
5 |
0
0
counterfactual
Contrary to the facts; untrue.
*(Review)|date=15 September 2014|passage=What would have happened if those great Chinese voyages [by Zheng He] had continued? It's one of those questions in counter-f [..]
|
| << counterinsurgency | counteract >> |
Dictionary.university is a dictionary written by people like you and me.
Please help and add a word. All sort of words are welcome!
Add meaning
Please help and add a word. All sort of words are welcome!