counterfactuality
/ˌkaʊntərˌfæktʃuˈæləti/
noun
- The quality or state of being counterfactual; the condition of not being true or not having happened.
- The novel's appeal lies in its clever use of counterfactuality.
- Philosophers debate the nature of counterfactuality in causal reasoning.
- The counterfactuality of the scenario made it a useful thought experiment.
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