semifactual

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛmiˈfak(t)ʃʊəl/, /ˌsɛmiˈfak(t)ʃʊl/, /ˌsɛmiˈfak(t)ʃəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛmaɪˈfækt͡ʃuəl/, /ˌsɛmaɪˈfækt͡ʃwəl/, /ˌsɛmaɪˈfækt͡ʃəl/

Adjective

semifactual (not comparable)

  1. Only partly factual.
    • 2007 January 26, Ruth M. J. Byrne, The Rational Imagination: How People Create Alternatives to Reality‎[1], MIT Press, →ISBN, page 140:
      Suppose you are given the semifactual assertion, "even if Nora had liked mathematics then she would have became[sic] a scientist" and then you find out that Nora did in fact become a scientist.

Noun

semifactual (plural semifactuals)

  1. (logic) A conditional with a false antecedent and a true consequent.
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