"counterpossible" meaning in All languages combined

See counterpossible on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: counterpossibles [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + possible. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|possible}} counter- + possible Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterpossible (plural counterpossibles)
  1. (philosophy, logic) A counterfactual in which the antecedent could not possibly be true.

Inflected forms

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