counterfactual
noun/ˌkaʊntəˈfæktʃuəl/
/ˌkaʊntərˈfæktʃuəl/
(formal)- a statement that expresses what did not happen or what is not the case
- ‘What if’ questions involving counterfactuals are familiar in historical speculations.
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