Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
To come near to; to approach.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To estimate.
Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue.
Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world.
A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false.
A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.
A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action.