counterfactor

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noun

Any factor that counters the effect of another

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nouncounterfactor (plural counterfactors)

plural counterfactors

  1. Any factor that counters the effect of another
  2. mathematicsA spanning supergraph.

Origin

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APA

counterfactor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfactor

MLA

“counterfactor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfactor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterfactor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfactor.

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