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counterfactual: adjective and adverb
counterfactual: adjective and adverb

counterfactual ADJ

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the counterfactual situation

die kontrafaktische Situation

counterfactual ADJ

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counterfactual (logic, philosophy)

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In contrast, indicative conditionals, sometimes known as non-material conditionals, attempt to describe if-then reasoning involving hypotheticals, fictions, or counterfactuals. en.wikipedia.org

The incompatibilists believe free will refers to "genuine" (e.g., absolute, ultimate) alternate possibilities for beliefs, desires or actions, rather than merely counterfactual ones. en.wikipedia.org

Counterfactual measurement values are values derived by means other than direct observation or measure, such as by calculation on the basis of well-substantiated theory. en.wikipedia.org

Different designs require different estimation methods to measure changes in well-being from the counterfactual. en.wikipedia.org

Other behavior such as procrastination may lead to less effective counterfactual thinking. en.wikipedia.org

To prove this, one thinks of the counterfactual the same student writing the same test under the same circumstances but having studied the night before. en.wikipedia.org

Imagine a series of counterfactual cases corresponding to the examples applied to the printer. en.wikipedia.org

Supporters of evolution dismiss such criticisms as counterfactual, and some argue that the opposite seems to be the case. en.wikipedia.org

Various different empirical studies have found that undermining has three specific factors that develop counterfactual thoughts. en.wikipedia.org

In sum, all these presuppositions must be assumed to be approximately satisfied in any situation of communication, despite their being necessarily counterfactual. en.wikipedia.org

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