Counterfact
[koun-ter-fak-choo-uh l] /ˌkaʊn tərˈfæk tʃu əl/
noun, Logic.
1.
a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
/ˌkauntəˈfæktʃʊəl/
adjective
1.
expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
noun
2.
a conditional statement in which the first clause is a past tense subjunctive statement expressing something contrary to fact, as in: if she had hurried she would have caught the bus
adj.
1946, from counter- + factual.
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