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Analogous vs Counterfactual - What's the difference?

analogous | counterfactual |

As adjectives the difference between analogous and counterfactual

is that analogous is having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to" while counterfactual is contrary to the facts; untrue.

As a noun counterfactual is

a claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.

analogous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to".
  • * 2013 , Martina Hyde, Is the pope Catholic?'' (in ''The Guardian , 20 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/20/is-pope-catholic-atheists-gay-people-abortion]
    • After all, if we think of the Vatican as a vast and hugely successful multinational corporation, then this interview would appear to be the equivalent of a profits warning. At the very least, it would seem to be tinkering with the formula of the biggest spiritual brand in the world, analogous to Coca-Cola changing its famous recipe in 1985.
  • * Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
  • * Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman.

    • Synonyms

    * (having analogy) correspondent, like, similar, comparable, parallel

    Related terms

    * analog * analogic * analogical * analogue * analogy

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    counterfactual

    English

    (wikipedia counterfactual)

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Contrary to the facts; untrue.
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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.
  • (philosophy) A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false, as "If I had arrived on time . . ."." counterfactual" in A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names'' (Garth Kemerling, 1997-2002)''Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
  • * 1952', B. J. Diggs, "VI.—'''Counterfactual Conditionals," ''Mind , vol. 61, no. 244, page 513:
    • In recent years there has been increasing discussion of the "problem of counterfactuals ". One way of formulating this problem is as follows: "What is meant when one asserts a conditional statement, the antecedent of which is contrary to fact?"

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