'counterfactual' definitions:
Definition of 'counterfactual'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) [syn: counterfactual, contrary to fact]
Definition of 'counterfactual'
From: GCIDE
- counterfactual \counterfactual\ adj. contrary to fact; -- of assertions, ideas, assumptions. [WordNet 1.5]