counterfactual
coun·ter·fac·tual
adjective
1.
going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
Origin
From counter- + factual.
Phrases
- alternate history
- alternate universe
- alternative fact
- counterfactual conditional
- what if
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Word family
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