counterfactual: Meaning and Definition of

coun•ter•fac•tu•al

Pronunciation: (koun"tur-fak'ch-ul), [key]
— n. Logic.
  1. a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
counterexample counterfeit
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