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English
Etymology
From semi- + factual. In the logic sense, introduced by Nelson Goodman.
Pronunciation
Adjective
semifactual (not comparable)
- Only partly factual.
2007 January 26, Ruth M. J. Byrne, The Rational Imagination: How People Create Alternatives to Reality, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 140:Suppose you are given the semifactual assertion, "even if Nora had liked mathematics then she would have became a scientist" and then you find out that Nora did in fact become a scientist.
Noun
semifactual (plural semifactuals)
- (logic) A conditional with a false antecedent and a true consequent.