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Counterfactual Definition & Meaning

counterfactual
adjective
  1. going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)

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What does counterfactual mean?
going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
What part of speech is counterfactual?
Counterfactual is an adjective.

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