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Look closer at the stress in your own life and you can identify that negative emotions are always built on counterfactual statements.
Andrew J. Bernstein

Meaning of "counterfactual" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERFACTUAL

counterfactual  [ˌkauntəˈfæktʃʊəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERFACTUAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counterfactual can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COUNTERFACTUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Counterfactual conditional

A counterfactual conditional abbreviated CF, is a subjunctive conditional containing an if-clause which is contrary to fact.

Definition of counterfactual in the English dictionary

The definition of counterfactual in the dictionary is expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions. Other definition of counterfactual is a conditional statement in which the first clause is a past tense subjunctive statement expressing something contrary to fact, as in.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERFACTUAL


accentual
ækˈsɛntʃʊəl
actual
ˈæktʃʊəl
artifactual
ˌɑːtɪˈfæktʃʊəl
commutual
kəˈmjuːtʃʊəl
eventual
ɪˈvɛntʃʊəl
factual
ˈfæktʃʊəl
ineffectual
ˌɪnɪˈfɛktʃʊəl
instinctual
ɪnˈstɪŋktʃʊəl
intellectual
ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl
mutual
ˈmjuːtʃʊəl
nonconceptual
ˌnɒnkənˈsɛptʃʊəl
nonconsensual
ˌnɒnkənˈsenʃʊəl
noncontractual
ˌnɒnkənˈtræktʃʊəl
nonintellectual
ˌnɒnɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl
nonmutual
ˌnɒnˈmjuːtʃʊəl
pansexual
pænˈsɛkʃʊəl
prepunctual
priːˈpʌŋktʃʊəl
subtextual
ˈsʌbˌtɛkstʃʊəl
unintellectual
ˌʌnɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl
virtual
ˈvɜːtʃʊəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERFACTUAL

countercyclical
counterdemand
counterdemonstration
counterdraw
countereffort
counterespionage
counterevidence
counterexample
counterfect
counterfeisance
counterfeit
counterfeiter
counterfeiting
counterfeitly
counterfesaunce
counterfire
counterflow
counterfoil
counterforce
counterfort

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERFACTUAL

artefactual
aspectual
conceptual
conflictual
contactual
contextual
contractual
effectual
habitual
nonfactual
perpetual
punctual
revictual
ritual
spiritual
tactual
textual
unpunctual
victual
your actual

Synonyms and antonyms of counterfactual in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «counterfactual» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERFACTUAL

Find out the translation of counterfactual to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of counterfactual from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counterfactual» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contrafactual
570 millions of speakers

English

counterfactual
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतितथ्यात्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

واقع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрфактическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contrafactual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

counterfactual
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrefactuel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Counterfactual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kontrafaktische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

事実に反する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실적 인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Counterfactual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giả thiết ngược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாற்றால
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिसादात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

counterfactual
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controfattuale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alternatywę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрфактичні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contrafactuală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιπαράδειγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

counterfactual
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

counterfactual
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counterfactual

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERFACTUAL»

The term «counterfactual» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.345 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERFACTUAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «counterfactual» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «counterfactual» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counterfactual

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2 QUOTES WITH «COUNTERFACTUAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word counterfactual.
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Andrew J. Bernstein
Look closer at the stress in your own life and you can identify that negative emotions are always built on counterfactual statements.
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Paul Di Filippo
Blending consensus historical events and personages with imaginary occult forces is a strong recipe for counterfactual storytelling goodness that combines the best of two worlds: resonant history with wild-eyed fantasy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERFACTUAL»

Discover the use of counterfactual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counterfactual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Counterfactual Thought Experiments in World Politics: ...
. . . When I teach my next graduate seminar on research design, this book will be on the required reading list."--Robert Keohane, Duke University
Philip E. Tetlock, Aaron Belkin, 1996
2
Counterfactual Thinking - Counterfactual Writing
This volume provides an overview of the current definitions and uses of the concept of counterfactuality in philosophy, historiography, political sciences, psychology, linguistics, physics, and literary studies.
Dorothee Birke, Michael Butter, Tilmann Köppe, 2011
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The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking
This book provides a critical overview of significant developments in research and theory on counterfactual thinking that have emerged in recent years and spotlights exciting new directions for future research in this area.
David R. Mandel, Denis J. Hilton, Patrizia Catellani, 2007
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Imagining Alternate Possibilities: Counterfactual Reasoning ...
This dissertation is a preliminary investigation on the origins and use of counterfactual reasoning and writing in Graeco-Roman historiography.
Yongle Zhang, 2008
5
Explaining the Iraq War: Counterfactual Theory, Logic and ...
Despite the widespread appeal of this version of history, Frank P. Harvey argues that it remains an unsubstantiated assertion and an underdeveloped argument without a logical foundation.
Frank P. Harvey, 2011
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Epidemiology: An Introduction
The Counterfactual Ideal It is useful to consider how we might measure causal effects in an ideal way. People differ from one another in myriad ways. If We compare risks or incidence rates between exposed and unexposed people, we cannot ...
Kenneth J. Rothman, 2002
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Using counterfactual simulations to assess the danger of ...
Going forward, more work is needed on how to attach probabilities to the individual scenarios and on the microfoundations of the models.
Christian Upper, Bank for International Settlements. Monetary and Economic Dept, 2007
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Effects of Regulatory Focus and Counterfactual Thought on ...
In summary, this study used a social cognitive theory framework to consider the effects of regulatory focus and counterfactual thought on goal revision processes in an achievement context.
Jessica M. Nicklin, 2009
9
The Naive Counterfactual Analysis of Causation Vindicated
The aim of this work is to show that a very straightforward version of a counterfactual analysis of causation can be defended as a fully adequate analysis of the causal relation.
Christopher Michael Kane, 2007
10
The Immoral Road Not Taken: Using Counterfactual ...
A series of studies supported the hypotheses that (H1) reflecting on immoral alternatives to one's past behavior can license one to act less virtuously in the future, and that (H2) the motivation to feel or appear virtuous can lead one to ...
Daniel Aaron Effron, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERFACTUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counterfactual is used in the context of the following news items.
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No, the American Revolution was not a mistake
But it's not just that Matthews's counterfactual is wrong. It's that he misses one of the most important facts about the American Revolution: that it ... «Vox, Jul 15»
2
Worst Response to Injustice (Except For All the Rest)
Often it's helpful to ask the counterfactual. What if Rosa Parks had punched the bus driver in the nose? She may have gotten a few others to ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
3
Jacob Arminius Theologian of Grace– Part Seven
Or is it that every individual is offered prevenient grace in a hypothetical, counterfactual set of circumstances, and that God knows the response ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
CAMERA Deplores UCC Vote Targeting Israel with Boycott and …
These votes were motivated by a counterfactual and nonsensical belief that Israel is singularly responsible for the continuation of the ... «Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, Jul 15»
5
Evolution: The Fossils Speak, but Hardly with One Voice
Some data that garner attention in the pop science media sound counterfactual. For example, we are told by some researchers that evolution ... «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»
6
Impact measurement: It's time to rebrand
Economists call this the counterfactual and it is vital if you are to avoid over-claiming – or even underclaiming if things would have got worse ... «Pioneers Post, Jul 15»
7
WaPo: Jindal New Hero of 'Tough on Immigrants Crowd'
Amid criticism that his comments were not only counterfactual but flavored by more than a little bit of influence from people like Pamela Geller, ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Bobby Jindal: The son of immigrants and new champion of the tough …
Amid criticism that his comments were not only counterfactual but flavored by more than a little bit of influence from people like Pamela Geller, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Ashes 2005, England v Australia: The day Edgbaston came alive …
Counterfactual and alternate histories did a roaring trade in the Nineties from Robert Harris's chilling, claustrophobic Fatherland selling three ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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18 key facts about Greece that will leave you totally up to date about …
A very interesting counterfactual scenario is to contemplate what would have happened if the political situation had allowed this progress to ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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