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semifactual

Pronunciation: /ˌsɛmiˈfak(t)ʃʊəl/

The English word “semifactual” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Only partly factual.

noun

  1. A conditional with a false antecedent and a true consequent.

Etymology

From semi- + factual. In the logic sense, introduced by Nelson Goodman.

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