counterfactual vs dissident

counterfactual

adj
  • Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue. 

  • Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world. 

noun
  • 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. 

dissident

adj
  • In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant. 

noun
  • One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. 

  • Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church. 

  • A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws. 

How often have the words counterfactual and dissident occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )